Holy War of the Seven Khojas

Holy War of the Seven Khojas, also known as the Rebellion of the Seven Khojas (Chinese: 七和卓之亂),^[2] was a revolt against the Qing dynasty of China, which broke out in 1847 during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor. The revolt was led by seven Muslim leaders in Xinjiang, including Walī Khan, Katta Khan, Kichik Khan and Tawakkul Khoja. The rebels, backed by Kokand Khanate, attacked on Kashgar, Yarkand and Yangi Hisar in the name of a "holy war".^[2] The revolt was unsuccessful, but it could in some ways be seen as the initial stages of the uprisings against Qing rule in Altishahr.^[3][4][5]

Holy War of the Seven Khojas
Part of the Afaqi Khoja revolts
Date 1847 Location Altishahr (Xinjiang) Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Khoqand Khanate Aqtāghlïq Khojas
Commanders and leaders
Daoguang Emperor Yishan[1]	Katta Khan Wālī Khān Kichik Khan Tawakkul Khoja

See also

• Xinjiang under Qing rule
• Afaqi Khoja revolts

References

1. 李國誠. "清末邊臣奕山及其邊務初探" (PDF) (in Chinese).
2. "Governing Imperial Borders: Insights from the Study of the Implementation of Law in Qing Xinjiang". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. Scott C. Levi (2017). The Rise and Fall of Khoqand, 1709-1876: Central Asia in the Global Age. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 9780822983217.
4. Joseph Kitagawa (2013). The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture. Routledge. p. 366. ISBN 9781136875908.
5. James Millward (1998). Beyond the Pass: Economy, Ethnicity, and Empire in Qing Central Asia, 1759-1864. Stanford University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780804729338.