Muhammad Yakub Beg, later known as Yakub Padishah, was the Kokandi ruler of Yettishar, a state he established in Xinjiang from 1865 to 1877. He was recognized as Emir of Yettishar by the Ottoman Empir
Night interview with Yakub Beg, King of Kashgaria, 1868
The Dungan Revolt, also known as the Tongzhi Hui Revolt, was a war fought in 19th-century western China, mostly during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. The term sometimes includes
Battle of the Wei River, painting of the Imperial Qing Court.
Coinage of Rashidin Khoja. Kucha mint. Dually dated AH 1281 and RY 2 (AD 1864). Obverse legend: Said Ghazi Rashidin Khan. Ithneen in Arabic. Reverse: Zarb dar al-sultanat Kuqa, 1281 in Arabic
Yakub Beg's Dungan and Han Chinese taifurchi (gunners) take part in shooting exercises.
Ruins of the Theater in Chuguchak, painting by Vereshchagin (1869–70)