Yettishar
1865–1877 Turkic state centred around Kashgar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yettishar[lower-alpha 1] (Chagatai: یته شهر; Uyghur: يەتتەشەھەر; lit. 'Seven Cities' or 'Heptapolis'), also known as Kashgaria,[4] was a Turkic state that existed in Xinjiang from 1864 to 1877, during the Dungan Revolt against the Qing dynasty.[5][6] It was an Islamic monarchy ruled by Yakub Beg, a Kokandi who secured power in Kashgar (later made Yettishar's capital[7]) through a series of military and political manoeuvres.[4] Yettishar's eponymous seven cities were Kashgar, Khotan, Yarkand, Yengisar, Aksu, Kucha, and Korla.[8]
Yettishar | |||||||||
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1864–1877 | |||||||||
Flag from 1864 to 1873 (left) and 1873 to 1877 (right) | |||||||||
Status | Vassal of the Ottoman Empire (1873–1877) | ||||||||
Capital | Kashgar | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Government | Islamic absolute monarchy | ||||||||
Emir | |||||||||
• 1864–1865 | Ghazi Khatib Khoja[1] | ||||||||
• 1865–1877 | Yakub Beg | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 12 November 1864 | ||||||||
18 December 1877 | |||||||||
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Today part of | China |
Yettishar | |||||||
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Uyghur name | |||||||
Uyghur | يەتتەشەھەر خانلىقى | ||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 哲德沙爾汗國 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 哲德沙尔汗国 | ||||||
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Chagatay name | |||||||
Chagatay | یته شهر خانلیگی | ||||||
In 1873, the Ottoman Empire recognised Yettishar as a vassal state and Yakub Beg as its emir.[9]: 152–153
On 18 December 1877, the Qing army entered Kashgar and brought the state to an end.[6]