Toksun County is a county in

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Name

The term 'Toksun' means 'ninety'.

History

The

Battle of Toksun The Battle of Toksun () occurred in July 1933 when Khoja Niyas Hajji, a Uyghur people, Uighur leader, defected with his forces to the newly enthroned government of Sheng Shicai. Khoja Niyas Hajji marched with his troops across Dawan Ch'eng and oc ...

took place in this county in July 1933 when

Khoja Niyas Hajji Khoja Niyaz, also Khoja Niyaz Haji ( ug, خوجا نىياز ھاجى, Xoja Niyaz Haji; ; 1889 – 21 August 1941), was a Uyghur independence movement leader who led several rebellions in Xinjiang against the Kumul Khanate, the Chinese governo ...

, a Uighur leader, defected with his forces to Governor Sheng Shicai. He advanced to Toksun via Dawan Ch'eng, where the

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forces of General Ma Shih-ming achieved victory over Niyas Hajji's forces. In December 2010, Zeng Lingquan (), who ran an adoption agency for the physically and mentally disabled with no operation license in Sichuan, was arrested. Zeng reportedly sent the mentally ill to work in a factory run by Li Xinglin () where they were enslaved and worked year round (instead of seasonally as with other local factories) in unsafe conditions at the Jia‘ersi Green Construction Material Chemical Factory () in

Kümüx Kümüx, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Kumishi; , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) is a town in Toksun County, Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. __TOC__ Name 'Kümüx' () means 'silver' in Uygh ...

. In 2017, ''

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'' reported that a police officer in Toksun County had said that all Uyghurs who wished to travel abroad were required to attend political indoctrination education organized by the county government.

Geography and Climate

Toksun County's location in the bottom of the Turpan Depression and an average rainfall of just annually, the least precipitation of any area in China, make it a very hot place during summertime. The county is bordered to the south by Yuli County.

Administrative divisions

Towns ( / ): *

Toksun Town Toksun County is a county in Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Name The term 'Toksun' means 'ninety'. History The Battle of Toksun took place in this county in July 1933 when Khoja Niyas Hajji, a Uyghurs, Ui ...

(Tuokexun; / ),

(Kumishi, K'u-mi-shih; / ), Kokjay (Ke'erjian, Köjey; / , formerly Kujiayi ), Alehui (), Yilanlik (Yilahu, Yilanliq, I-la-hu; / , formerly / ), Shah (Xia; / , formerly / ), Bostan (Bositan; / , formerly / ) Township ( / ): * Gholbuyi Township (Guolebuyi; / )

Economy

Irrigation in the county is well-developed. Agricultural products of the county include sorghum, wheat, muskmelon, peanuts and cotton. Specialty products include

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and raisins. Industries include electronics, coal, machinery, construction, etc.

Demographics

As of 2015, 96,439 of the 124,040 residents of Toksun County were Uyghur, 18,600 were Han Chinese, 8,539 were Hui and 462 were from other ethnic groups. As of the 2000 Census, the county counted 52,346 males and 49,804 females and 83.65% of the population of the county were from ethnic minority groups. As of 1999, 77.03% of the population of Toksun County were Uyghur and 15.51% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

* China National Highway 312 *

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* Southern Xinjiang railway

Notable persons

Tömür Dawamat Tömür Dawamat ( ug, تۆمۈر داۋامەت, Tömür Dawamet; zh, s=铁木尔·达瓦买提, p=Tiěmù'ěr Dáwǎmǎití; June 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic ...

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Toksun: File:STANFORD(1917) p61 PLATE19. SINKIANG (14597194848).jpg, Map including Toksun (labeled as Tukson) (1917) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nk-45-3rd-ed.jpg, Map including Toksun (labeled as T'O-K'O-HSÜN) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (

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, 1975) File:Operational Navigation Chart F-7, 4th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Toksun (

, 1982) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_f-7d.jpg, Map including Toksun (

, 1990)

References

{{Authority control County-level divisions of Xinjiang Turpan