Battle of Yesil Kol Nor

The Battle of Yesil Kol Nor (Chinese: 伊西洱庫爾淖爾之戰) is an 18th-century war painting created by Chinese court painters and European Jesuits. It was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty as part of an order of 16 large battle paintings (8 metres wide by 4 metres tall) to commemorate battles that took place in Qurman, in modern-day Tajikistan in February 1759. The battles resulted in the Qing Empire successfully regaining control of Xinjiang from the Turks who had occupied the province following the ousting of the Dzungar people from the region by Qing forces.^[1]

The plinth of Chinese Monument set by the Lake Yashilkul, photoed by the Russian in the 19th century.

Battle of Yesil Kol Nor
Part of the Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas
Date September 1759 Location Yechil Koul Nor (Lake), Xinjiang Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Altishahr Khojas
Commanders and leaders
Fude [zh] Arigun	Khwāja-i Jahān [zh] Burhān al-Dīn [zh]
Strength
10,000 infantry 10 zamburaks 20 cannons	10,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
400	2,000 surrendered many dead and wounded

References

1. "Historical Background of the Battle of Qurman Painting from 1760, Qing Court Painting".