This list of Uyghurs includes noted members of the Uyghur ethnic group who today live primarily in the

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of northwest

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Famous kings and historical figures

Uyghur Khaganate and Qocho Kingdom * Kutlug Bilge Qaghan * Bayanchur Qaghan * Bogu Qaghan * Tun Baga Tarkhan * Kulug Bilge Qaghan *

Qutluq Bilge Qaghan )''Blessed Wise Qaghan'', birth_name=Yàoluógé Āchuài (藥羅葛阿啜), religion=Tengriism, posthumous name= Qutluq Bilge Qaghan (died 795 CE) was the sixth khagan of the Uyghur Khaganate and the last one from the Yaglakar clan. His Tang inves ...

* Qutluq II Bilge Qaghan * Bayanchur Qaghan * Bogu Qaghan *

Baurchuk Art Tekin Baurchuk Art Tekin (; known also as ''Idikut Baurchuk'', ''Idikut Barchuq'') was a ruler, with a title of Idiqut ("Lord of happiness"), of the Qocho in Beshbalik (near present-day Ürümqi, China), Kara-Khoja (near present-day Turpan, China, know ...

Baoyi Qaghan Baoyi Qaghan or Alp Bilge Qaghan was the eighth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known, therefore he is often referred as his Tang dynasty invested title Baoyi () which was invested on 22 June 808. Reign He was known as a zealous Manic ...

Chongde Qaghan Chongde Qaghan or Küçlüg Bilge Qaghan was the ninth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name is not known, therefore he is often referred as his Tang dynasty invested title Chongde (Chinese: 崇德可汗; literally: 'Honoring virtue') which was inves ...

Zhangxin Qaghan )''Blessed at Moon God, Courageous, Glorious, Wise Qaghan'', birth_name=Yaoluoge Hu (藥羅葛胡), religion=, posthumous name=Zhangxin Qaghan () or Alp Külüg Bilge Qaghan was the eleventh ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name was Yaoluoge Hu (藥� ...

Enian Qaghan Enian Qaghan (遏捻可汗) was the last effective ruler (''khagan'') of the Uyghur Khaganate. Life He was a younger brother of Wujie Qaghan and succeeded him in 846. He had 5000 Uyghur followers under his command and lived among Tatabi and de ...

* Uge Qaghan *

Qasar Qaghan Qasar Qaghan () was the twelfth qaghan of Uyghurs. Reign According to Japanese researcher Haneda Toru ( 羽田亨) he was the same person as Uyghur general Jueluowu (掘羅勿) who rebelled against Zhangxin Qaghan. However, according to Michael ...

Zhaoli Qaghan Zhaoli Qaghan (昭禮可汗) was tenth ruler of Uyghurs. His personal name was recorded as Yaoluoge Hesa (藥羅葛曷薩) in Chinese sources. His Uyghur name could be Qasar or Xazar. Background He was a younger brother of Chongde and a son of B ...

Kara-khanids *

Oghulchak Khan Oghulchak Arslan Khan (9th century) was the last Karakhanid ruler to follow the native Turkic religion of Tengrism. He was a lesser ''Bughra'' Khan during his elder brother Bazir Arslan's rule in the west. He was titled ''Arslan'' Khan after his ...

Bazir Arslan Khan Bazir Arslan Khan or Bazir (巴兹尔) was khagan of the Kara-Khanid Khaganate between 893 and 920 CE. Nothing much is known about his reign, or the surrounding time period in the region. According to Wei Liangtao, he was Arslan (elder) khaqan and ...

Musa Baytash Khan Musa Baytash Khan was the fifth head of the Kara-Khanid Khanate, Karakhanid state and the second Muslim khan to rule. His name is often mentioned as Tonga Illig, Arslan Khan (in ''Tazkirah Bughra Khan''). His brother was the lesser khan with western ...

* Ali Arslankhan *

Ali Tegin ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

Böritigin Böritigin, also known as Ibrahim ibn Nasr or Tamghach Khan Ibrahim, was a Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana from 1038 to 1068. He was one of the greatest rulers of the dynasty. Biography He was the son of Nasr Khan, a Karakhanid ruler from the ...

Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan ( ug, سۇلتان سۇتۇق بۇغراخان; also spelled Satuk; died 955) was a Kara-Khanid khan; in 934, he was one of the first Turkic rulers to convert to Islam, which prompted his Kara-Khanid subjects to con ...

Bilge Kul Qadir Khan Kül Bilge Qadir Khan (; ) or Bilge Kul Qara Khan was the first known ruler of the Karakhanids. Tribal affinity There are different theories on the tribal identity of Bilge Kul khagan. According to Western and Kazakh historiographies, he was a ...

(840–893) *

Musa Bughra Khan Musa Baytash Khan was the fifth head of the Karakhanid state and the second Muslim khan to rule. His name is often mentioned as Tonga Illig, Arslan Khan (in ''Tazkirah Bughra Khan''). His brother was the lesser khan with western parts of the country ...

955–958 * Suleyman Arslan Khan 958–970 * Ahmad Arslan Qara Khan 998–1017, son of Ali Arslan * Mansur Arslan Khan 1017–1024, son of Ali Arslan * Muhammad Toghan Khan 1024–1026, son of

Hasan b. Sulayman Hasan b. Sulayman Bughra Khan (Middle Turkic: بغرا خان) was an energetic ruler of western part of Karakhanid state, ruling nominally under Ali Arslan Khan, but de facto independent. He was the grandson of Satuk Bughra Khan through his sec ...

* Yusuf Qadir Khan 1026–1032, son of Hasan b. Sulayman * Ebu Shuca Sulayman 1034–1042 * Tamghach Khan Ibrahim (also known as Böritigin) c. 1040–1068 * Nasr Shams al-Mulk 1068–1080: married Aisha, daughter of

Alp Arslan Alp Arslan was the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south and northwest, and his v ...

. * Khidr 1080–1081 * Ahmad 1081–1089 * Ya'qub Qadir Khan 1089–1095 * Mas'ud 1095–1097 * Sulayman Qadir Tamghach 1097 * Mahmud Arslan Khan 1097–1099 * Jibrail Arslan Khan 1099–1102 * Muhammad Arslan Khan 1102–1129 * Nasr 1129 * Ahmad Qadir Khan 1129–1130 * Hasan Jalal ad-Dunya 1130–1132 * Ibrahim Rukn ad-Dunya 1132 * Mahmud 1132–1141 * Ibrahim Tabghach Khan 1141–1156 * Ali Chaghri Khan 1156–1161 * Mas'ud Tabghach Khan 1161–1171 * Muhammad Tabghach Khan 1171–1178 * Ibrahim Arslan Khan 1178–1204 * Uthman Ulugh Sultan 1204–1212 * Ebu Shuca Sulayman 1042–1056 * Muhammad bin Yusuph 1056–10579 * * İbrahim bin Muhammad Khan 1057–1059 * Mahmud 1059–1075 * Umar (Kara-Khanid) 1075 * Ebu Ali el-Hasan 1075–1102 * Ahmad Khan 1102–1128 * İbrahim bin Ahmad 1128–1158 * Muhammad bin İbrahim 1158–? * Yusuph bin Muhammad ?–1205 * Ebul Feth Muhammad 1205–1211 Moghulistan * Akhmad Alach also known as Ahmed, Khan of Turpan during the

Ming Turpan Border Wars The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...

* Makhmud Khan *

Tughlugh Timur Tughlugh Timur Khan (also Tughluq Tömür or Tughluk Timur) (1312/13–1363) was the Khan of Moghulistan from c. 1347 and Khan of the whole Chagatai Khanate from c. 1360 until his death. Esen Buqa (a direct descendant of Chagatai Khan) is believe ...

* lyas Khoja *

Qamar-ud-din Khan Dughlat Qamar-ud-din Khan Dughlat (Urdu; Persian; Arabic: ) was a Mongol ruler of Moghulistan between 1368 and 1392. He belonged to the Dughlat clan of Mongol warlords. Under Tughlugh Timur, both ''Amirs'' Tuluk and Bulaji had held the office of ''u ...

Khizr Khoja Khizr Khwaja Khan (d. 1399, also known as Khizr Khoja) was the son of Tughlugh Timur and Khan of Moghulistan during the Chagatai Khanate, reigning from 1390 to 1399 AD. Reign as Khan of Moghulistan Khizr Khoja took the throne of Moghulistan aft ...

Shams-i-Jahan Shams-i-Jahan (شمس جہان) was Khan of Mughlistan from 1399 to 1408. Family He was the son of Khizr Khoja. Two of his daughters were married to grandsons of the Central Asian conqueror Timur: Husn Nigar Khanika to Ulugh Beg and Mihr Nigar K ...

Muhammad Khan (Khan of Moghulistan) Muhammad Khan was a son of Khizr Khoja and was Khan of Moghulistan from 1408 to 1415. Muhammad Khan's brothers included Shams-i-Jahan. After Esen Buqa I, Esen Buqa Khan, excepting Tughlugh Timur, Tughlugh Timur Khan, there was no one left in the ...

Naqsh-i-Jahan Naqsh-i-Jahan (نقش جہان) was khan of Moghulistan from 1415 to 1418. He was son of Shams-i-Jahan Shams-i-Jahan (شمس جہان) was Khan of Mughlistan from 1399 to 1408. Family He was the son of Khizr Khoja. Two of his daughters were ma ...

* Awais Khan *

Sher Muhammad Shir Muhammad Khán or Sher MuhammadMirza Muhammad Haidar. The Tarikh-i-Rashidi: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia.Trans. Edward Denison Ross. was a Khan of Moghulistan in 1421–1425. Shir Muhammad Khán شیرمحمّدخان was the so ...

* Awais Khan *

Satuq Khan Satuq Khan ( Uyghur, Urdu, Arabic, Persian:) was first a Chagatai Khan in Timurid Empire set up as nominal ''Khan'' by Ulugh Beg and later replaced and sent in 1428 C.E. to overcome Timurid enemies, the Moghuls of Moghulistan by claiming his ri ...

Esen Buqa II Esen Buqa II (died 1462) was Khan of Moghulistan from 1429 until his death. He was the younger son of Uwais Khan. When Uwais Khan was killed in 1428 the Moghuls were thrown into a state of confusion. Some of them supported Esen Buqa, while oth ...

* Mansur Khan Khan of Turpan during the

Sultan Said Khan Sultan Said Khan (; 1487–1533) ruled the Yarkent Khanate from September 1514 to July 1533. He was born in the late 15th century in Moghulistan, and he was a direct descendant of the first Moghul Khan, Tughlugh Timur, who had founded the state ...

Yunus Khan Yunus Khan (b. 1416 – d. 1487) ( ug, يونس خان}), was Khan of Moghulistan from 1462 until his death in 1487. He is identified by many historians with Ḥājjī `Ali (, Pinyin: ''Hazhi Ali'') ( ug, ھاجى علي}), of the contempor ...

also known as Ali, Khan of Turpan during the

* Dost Muhammad * Appaq Khoja *

Kebek Sultan Kebek Sultan Oghlan (died c. 1472) was Khan of eastern Moghulistan ( Uyghurstan) from 1468 or 1469 until his death. He was the only son of Dost Muhammad. When Dost Muhammad died, Kebek Sultan, who was a child, was carried off by some of his sup ...

Yarkend Khanate *

Abdurashid Khan Abdurashid Khan ( ug, عبد الرشيد خان) (1508-1560) was the ruler of the Yarkent Khanate in modern-day Yarkant County, Xinjiang between 1533 and 1560. Biography Abdurashid Khan was a descendant of the first Moghul Khan Tughluk Timur K ...

(in Aksu 1521–1533) 1533–1560, son of

. Died in 1560 in the age of 52. *

Abdul Karim Khan (Yarkand) Abdul Karim Khan was the ruler of Yarkand Khanate in what is now north-west China (Xinjiang) between 1560 and 1591. He was second son of Abdurashid Khan. During his reign, he lost control over a number of oases and merely acted as the titular f ...

1560–1591, second son of

. Died in 1591 in the age of 63. * Muhammad Khan (in

Turfan Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan, , ug, تۇرپان) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 632,000 (2015). Geonyms The original name of the cit ...

1588–1591) 1591–1609, 5th son of

, in 1603 was visited in Yarkand by

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Bento de Gois, who was searching land ways from

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Ming China The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...

, headed trade mission on behalf of Moghul Emperor of

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

the Great and had a Letter of Safe Conduct, granted by

and addressed to Muhammad Khan, with him. Died in 1609 in the age of 72. * Shudja ad-Din Ahmad Khan 1609–1618, son of Muhammad Khan, grandson of *

, was killed in 1618 during hunting. * Kuraysh Sultan 1618, son of Yunus Sultan, grandson of

, ruled only 9 days before he was killed. * Abd al-Latif (Afak) Khan 1618–1630, second son of Shudja ad-Din Ahmad Khan, who was only 13 when was set up on khanship, died in 1630 in the age of 25. *

Sultan Ahmad Khan (Pulat Khan) Sultan Ahmad Khan bin Sardar 'Azim Mohammadzai (), also known as Sultan Jan () was the ruler of the Principality of Herat from September 1857 to April 1863. He was a nephew of Dost Mohammad Khan. In 1855-56, Sultan Ahmad Khan sent a petition to the ...

(in Aksu 1617–1630, since age of 4) 1630–1633, first son of Timur Sultan, who was the first son of Shuja ad-Din Ahmad Khan and died in 1615. *

Mahmud Sultan (Qilich Khan) Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 199 ...

1633–1636, second son of Timur Sultan, died in the age of 22 when was poisoned in 1636 by Khoja Yahiya (died in 1646 in the age of 63), son of Khoja Ishak Wali (died in 1599 in the age of 94), founder of ''Ishakiyya'' branch of ''Nakshbandi Khojagan'' Sufi Order, followers of which were known as Kara Taghliks. *

1636–1638, restored on khanship with help of Kara Taghlik leader Khoja Yahiya, who was granted village ''Guma'' near

Khotan Hotan (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become ...

by Sultan Ahmad Khan, resigned in 1638 on demands of

Kashgar Kashgar ( ug, قەشقەر, Qeshqer) or Kashi ( zh, c=喀什) is an oasis city in the Tarim Basin region of Southern Xinjiang. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, near the border with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Pakistan ...

and

Yarkand Yarkant County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also Shache County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also transliterated from Uyghur as Yakan County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...

emirs in favor of Abdullah Khan, died in 1640 in the age of 27. * Abdullah Khan (in

1634/5–1638/9) 1638–1669, the eldest son of Abduraim Khan, grandson of

. During his reign ''Baghistan'' in

Ili River Valley The Ili ( ug, ئىلى دەرياسى, Ili deryasi, Ili dəryasi, 6=Или Дәряси; kk, Ile, ; russian: Или; zh, c=伊犁河, p=Yīlí Hé, dng, Йили хә, Xiao'erjing: اِلِ حْ; mn, Ил, literally "Bareness") is a river sit ...

of former

Moghulistan Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Teng ...

( with tomb of Tughluk Timur Khan, founder of Moghul Dynasty in 1347, in Almalik near

Ghulja YiningThe official spelling according to (), also known as Ghulja ( ug, غۇلجا) or Qulja ( kk, قۇلجا) and formerly Ningyuan (), is a county-level city in Northwestern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China and the seat of the Ili Kazakh A ...

) was lost to Dzungar Khan

Erdeni Batur Erdeni Batur (in modern Mongolian: Эрдэнэбаатар, Erdenebaatar; ; d. 1653) was a Choros-Oirat prince generally considered to be the founder of the Dzungar Khanate, centered in the Dzungaria region, currently in north-westernmost part o ...

(1634–1653) in 1651, who created

Dzungar Khanate The Dzungar Khanate, also written as the Zunghar Khanate, was an Inner Asian khanate of Oirat Mongol origin. At its greatest extent, it covered an area from southern Siberia in the north to present-day Kyrgyzstan in the south, and from t ...

in 1634 under

Choros Choros may refer to: * Choros (Oirats), a Mongolic people and historical clan * Chôros, a series of compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos * Choros (dance), Greek dances * Choros (Greek drama), an ancient Greek group of performers * Choros District, ...

nobility, after former Confederation of 4 Kalmyk tribes ( ''Khoit'''',

Khoshut The Khoshut ( Mongolian: Хошууд,, qoşūd, ; literally "bannermen," from Middle Mongolian ''qosighu'' "flag, banner") are one of the four major tribes of the Oirat people. Originally, Khoshuuds were one of the Khorchin tribes in southeaste ...

and

Torghut The Torghut ( Mongolian: Торгууд, , Torguud), , "Guardsman" are one of the four major subgroups of the Four Oirats. The Torghut nobles traced its descent to the Keraite ruler Tooril; also many Torghuts descended from the Keraites. Hist ...

'' ) collapsed in

Dzungaria Dzungaria (; from the Mongolian language, Mongolian words , meaning 'left hand') is a geographical subregion in Northwest China that corresponds to the northern half of Xinjiang. It is thus also known as Beijiang, which means "Northern Xinjiang" ...

in 1628. Abdullah Khan was expelled by

and Yarkand ''Beks'' to

in 1669, where he was received by Moghul Emperor

Aurangzeb Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...

, who arranged his

Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...

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and provided all supplies, died on October 30, 1675 in India in the age of 67, buried in

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...

. * Nur ad-Din Sultan ( in Aksu 1649–1667) 1667–1668 in

and

Yengisar Yengisar County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also known as Yangi Hissar); via Mandarin Chinese known as Yingjisha, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Ying-chi-sha), is a county in the southwest of ...

, the youngest son of Abdullah Khan, died in 1668 in the age of 31 due to heavy drinking, reigned one year with help of the ''Kara Yanchuks'' , mercenaries from Dzungars and

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

tribes, who were first recruited on service in Yarkand Khanate during last years of reigning of Abdullah Khan. *

Ismail Khan Mohammad Ismail Khan (Dari/Pashto: محمد اسماعیل خان) (born 1946) is an Afghan former politician who served as Minister of Energy and Water from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat Province. Originally a cap ...

(in Chalish 1666–1669, in Aksu 1669–1670) 1669, the 5th son of Abduraim Khan, grandson of

, disciple of Kara Taghlik leader Khoja Ubaidullah (Khoja Shadi), son of Khoja Yahiya, was declared a Khan in Aksu after Abdullah Khan fled to India. * YuIbars Khan ( In

1638–1667, since age of 8) 1669–1670, the eldest son of Abdullah Khan, disciple of Ak Taghlik leader Khoja Mohammad Yusuf (son of Khoja Kalon who died in 1598 and was founder of ''Ishkiya'' branch of ''Nakshbandi Khojagan'' Sufi Order, followers of which were known as Aktaghliks) and his son Appak Khoja, during his reign positions of Ak Taghliks in Yarkand Khanate greatly increased, was killed in 1670 by Dzungar supporter Erka Bek, main controller of Dzungar Khan

Sengge Sengge (; died 1671) was a Choros-Oirat prince and the chosen successor of his father Erdeni Batur to rule over the Dzungar Khanate, Dzungar. Sengge ruled over a section of the Dzungar from 1653 until his murder in 1671 by his two older half-bro ...

(1653–1671) in Yarkand, in the age of 40. * Abd al Latif Sultan 1670, son of Yulbars Khan, who was set up on khanship by Ak Taghliks, was killed in the same 1670 by Kara Taghliks with all other sons of Yulbars Khan. *

1670–1678, restored on April 2, 1670 by Kara Taghliks, expelled Appak Khoja and his son Yahia Khoja from the country in 1670, in 1678 was captured by Dzungars in Yarkand ( they were invited into the country by Ak Taghlik leader Appak Khoja who used for this recommendation letter from

5th Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (; ; 1617–1682) was the 5th Dalai Lama and the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal and spiritual power over all Tibet. He is often referred to simply as the Great Fifth, being a key religious and temporal leader ...

with whom he met in exile), died in

( ''Baghistan'') in 1680 in the age of 56. *

Abd ar-Rashid Khan II {{unreferenced, date=August 2014 Abd ar-Rashid Khan II was Khan of Yarkand and Turpan from 1680–1682. He was son of Baba Khan or Babak Khan. Baba Khan was son of Ismail Khan (Moghul khan). Dzungar's appointment of the khan After Galdan Boshug ...

1678–1682, the eldest son of Sultan Said Baba Khan, set up on khanship by Dzungar

Galdan Erdeniin Galdan (1644–1697, mn, Галдан Бошигт хаан, , ), known as Galdan Boshugtu Khan (in Mongolian script: ) was a Choros Dzungar- Oirat Khan of the Dzungar Khanate. As fourth son of Erdeni Batur, founder of the Dzungar Kha ...

(1671–1697), who came to Yarkand with Appak Khoja and was rewarded by him with 4,000 pcs of fine clothes and 100,000 silver coins (''tangas'') for military help. In 1682, Abd ar-Rashid Khan II was sent to Ili under escort by Dzungars, who reacted on complaint of Appak.Khoja to Galdan against Abd ar-Rashid Khan II and again were generously rewarded by him. Abd ar-Rashid Khan II fled to

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with his son Sultan and surrendered to the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1 ...

in 1696 after Galdan's collapse. *

Muhammad Imin Khan Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monothe ...

1682–1692 (1680–1682 in Chalish, 1682 in

), second son of Sultan Said Baba Khan. After his oldest brother Abd ar-Rashid Khan II was expelled, Muhammad Imin Khan was recalled from Turpan and elected a Khan on a

Kurultai Kurultai ( Mongolian: , Хуралдай, ''Khuraldai'') or ; Kazakh: Құрылтай, ''Qūryltai''; tt-Cyrl, Корылтай, ; ba, Ҡоролтай, ; az, Qurultay; tk, Gurultaý was a political and military council of ancient Mongol a ...

of Kashgar and Yarkand Begs. Organized several expeditions against Dzungars. It caused no objections from Appak Khoja, who even married Muhammad Imin Khan's sister Khanum Padshah to save his already shaken prestige and influence among population. In 1692 Muhammad Imin Khan issued State Order (''Yarlik'' ) about expelling Appak Khoja and his son Yahiya Khoja from

Yarkent Khanate The Yarkent Khanate, also known as the Yarkand Khanate and the Kashghar Khanate, was a Sunni Muslim Turkic state ruled by the Mongol descendants of Chagatai Khan. It was founded by Sultan Said Khan in 1514 as a western offshoot of Moghulistan, i ...

. In response, Appak Khoja swore to exterminate all descendants of

Chengiz Khan ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin , ...

in the country and collected troops of his disciples. In decisive battle near Kargilik in 1692 most Muhammad Imin Khan's troops deserted him and joined Khojas. Muhammad Amin Khan fled to the mountains where he was killed. * Yahiya Khoja (in

1690–1692) 1692–1695, son of Appak Khoja, set up on khanship by Appak Khoja, killed in 1695 by Hanim Padsha. * Hanim Padsha (Khanum Padshah) 1695, sister of Muhammad Imin Khan, widow of Appak Khoja, was killed in 1695. *Muhammad Mumin Khan (

Akbash Khan Akbash Khan ( literally ''White Head Khan'' in Uyghur) of the Yarkent Khanate was a Central Asian Khan in the beginning of 18th century. He was the last Khan of Yarkent Khanate. He is known as one of the "later Chagatai princes"(察合台後王) in ...

) 1695–1705, the youngest son of Sultan Said Baba Khan, great-grandson of

, disciple of Kara Taghliks, recalled Kara Taghlik leader Khoja Daniyal (died in 1735) from exile in

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

to resist Ak Taghliks and Dzungars, fled to

in 1705 under protection of

Moghul Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

. * Shah Khan 1543–1570, the eldest son of Mansur Khan *Koraish Sultan (Khotan 1533–1570; Chalish 1570–88) 1570–1588, son of Abdurashid Khan, expelled to India in 1588 by Abdul Karim Khan, where he was received by Moghul Emperor Akbar the Great, who gave him one of regions of India in suyurgal (inheritable possession of land with all peasants on it). *Muhammad Khan (in Kashgaria 1591–1610), 1588–1591, son of Abdurashid Khan *Abduraim Khan 1591–1594, 1605–1634, the youngest son of Abdurashid Khan, died in 1634 in the age of 77. Had 9 sons, eldest of them was Abdullah Khan. *Khudabende Sultan 1594–1605, son of Koraish Sultan, died in 1605 * *Muhammad Khashim Sultan (in Chalish) 1608–1610, son of Khudabende Sultan, grandson of Koraish Sultan, was killed in 1610 by Abduraim Khan in Kucha. *Abdullah Khan (in Chalish, in Kashgaria 1638–1669) 1634–1638, the eldest son of Abduraim Khan. *Abu'l Muhammad Khan 1638–1653, son of Abduraim Khan. In 1646 sent an embassy to Beijing to congratulate the newly proclaimed Manchu Shunzhi Emperor as first Emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, that succeeded the Ming dynasty, which was overthrown by Manchus in 1644. Embassy brought dozens of horses, camels and precision jade stones as a gift to the emperor. In accordance with ancient Chinese tradition it was declared as a Tribute from Vassal of China. In 1646 Turpan was granted by Qing China the rights to trade in the capital Beijing and in the city of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province. *Sultan Said Baba Khan ( in Kumul 1636–1653) 1653, died in 1680 in the age of 53, 4th son of Abduraim Khan *Ibrahim Sultan ( in Khotan 1638–1653) 1653–1655, son of Abduraim Khan, was killed in 1655 *Sultan Said Baba Khan (restored) 1655–1680. In 1656 sent an embassy to Qing China with gifts for the Shunzhi Emperor, who accepted them and issued an imperial order on October 19, 1656, concerning trade regulations with Turpan, and sent back with mission 338 pieces of silk garment and 723 rolls of fine silk as a gift to Turpan ruler. *Abd ar-Rashid Khan II (in Chalish 1678–1680) 1680–1682, the eldest son of Sultan Said Baba Khan, was captured in 1682 by Dzungars and held in captivity for 14 years, was rescued in 1696 by the Kangxi Emperor's Qing troops, who launched military operations against Dzungar Galdan Boshugtu Khan in Khalkha region and defeated him here in June 1696. Abdurashid Khan II was interrogated by Qings and gave them clues about Dzungar Khan's capture, explaining that he could to flee to Kukunor only through Turpan and Kumul, which supplied his troops with food. Qings contacted ruler of Kumul Ubaidullah Khan (?–1709), he captured son of Galdan Boshugtu Khan Tsewang Baljir, who came to Kumul for food, and handed over to Qings. Galdan Boshugtu Khan died of illness in 1697, his dead body was captured by Ubaidullah Khan as well and handed over to Qings. The Kangxi Emperor rewarded Abdurashid Khan II and Ubaidullah Khan for active participating in the operation for liquidating of Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Abdurashid Khan II was given permit to return to his homeland, while his son Sultan was retained in Beijing as actual hostage. Ubaidullah Khan was given the title of Jasak prince with his existing title of Tarkhan being confirmed (exemption from taxation and punishment until committing of 10th crime), the seal, imperial silk clothes and silver money, that was declared by Qings as incorporating of Kumul Khanate into Qing China. Son of Ubaidullah Khan Gapur Bek was appointed as assistant of Commander-in-chief of Qing troops in Suzhou, Gansu province, with permanent residence in this city that actually meant taking him as a hostage by Qings. *Muhammad Imin Khan 1682–1690, second son of Sultan Said Baba Khan, great-grandson of Abdurashid Khan. In 1682 sent an embassy to Qing China with gifts for the Kangxi Emperor. In his letter to the Kangxi Emperor, Muhammad Imin Khan apologized for delay of Tribute from Turpan, that was caused by recent turmoil in the country. The Kangxi Emperor accepted gifts and gave recommendation to replace horses for Jade in Tribute ( with compensation of 300 rolls of fine silk for 100 Tael (about 3.78 kg) of Jade). Embassy from Turpan was accompanied by Envoy from Kashgar Islam Khoja who informed the Kangxi Emperor of recent Dzungar invasion and asked some help against Galdan Boshugtu Khan, but result of negotiations is unknown Kumul Khanate * Yulbars Khan *

Maqsud Shah Maqsud Shah (1864 - 1930) (Shah Mexsut, ) ( ug, مقصود شاه}), was the Uyghur Jasagh Prince (Qinwang) of the Kumul Khanate in China from 1882 to 1930, he was the final ruler of the Borjigid dynasty. Background Maqsud Shah was the Khan of ...

Yettishar *

Yaqub Beg Muhammad Yaqub Bek (محمد یعقوب بیگ; uz, Яъқуб-бек, ''Ya’qub-bek''; ; 182030 May 1877) was a Khanate of Kokand, Khoqandi ruler of Yettishar (Kashgaria) during his invasion of Xinjiang from 1865 to 1877. He held the title o ...

Iliy Khanate * Alahan Sultan * Sadyr Palwan * Gheni Batur Other *

Eretna Ala al-Din Eretna (or Eretne, also Artanā) was a Mongol officer of Uyghur origin in the service of Timurtash, the Ilkhanid governor of Anatolia. He later became the last Mongol governor of Anatolia himself and forged his own principality and dyn ...

* Hala Bashi - a Uyghur General who served the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

during the

Miao Rebellions There have been several Miao rebellions in Chinese history: *Miao rebellions in the Ming dynasty (14th–15th centuries) *Bozhou rebellion (1589–1600) *Miao Rebellion (1735–36) *Miao Rebellion (1795–1806) *Miao Rebellion (1854–73) {{set in ...

* Iparhan *

Rabban Bar Sauma Rabban Bar Ṣawma (Syriac language: , ; 1220January 1294), also known as Rabban Ṣawma or Rabban ÇaumaMantran, p. 298 (), was a Turkic Chinese ( Uyghur or possibly Ongud) monk turned diplomat of the "Nestorian" Church of the East in China. ...

Mar Yaballaha III Yahballaha III ( 1245–13 November 1317), known in earlier years as Rabban Marcos (or Markos) or Yahballaha V, was Patriarch of the East from 1281 to 1317. As patriarch, Yahballaha headed the Church of the East during the severe persecuti ...

Isma'il Beg Mirza Ismail Beg Hamdani (died March 1794) was a Mughal Commander. Son of Mirza Munim Beg and a kinsman of Mirza Najaf Khan, he along with his family fled Persia at the rise of Nadir Shah. Biography Arriving in India many members of his famil ...

* Jakhangir Khoja

Republic of China politicians

Isa Yusuf Alptekin Isa Yusuf Alptekin or ʿĪsa Yūsuf Alptekin ( (عيسى يوسف الپتگین or عيسى يوسف الپتكین); Turkish: İsa Yusuf Alptekin; ; 1901 – 17 December 1995), known in China as Ai Sha (), was a Uyghur politician who served ...

Masud Sabri Masud Sabri, also known as Masʿūd Ṣabrī ( ug, مەسئۇت سابرى, مسعود صبري; zh, s=麦斯武德·沙比尔, t=麥斯武德·沙比爾, p=Màisīwǔdé·Shābì'ěr; 1886–1952), was an ethnic Uyghur politician of the Republi ...

First East Turkestan Republic

Sabit Damulla Abdulbaki Sabit Damolla ( ug, سابىت داموللا; ; June 1883 – 1934) was a Uyghur independence movement leader who led the Hotan rebellion against the Xinjiang Province government of Jin Shuren and later the Uyghur leader Khoja Niyaz. He is wide ...

Abdullah Bughra Abdullah Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) ئابدۇللا بۇغرا, عبد الله بغرا; zh, c=阿不都拉·布格拉, p=Ābùdūlā·Bùgélā; died 1934) was a Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger brother of ...

Mahmut Muhiti Mahmut Muhiti (; ; 1887–1944), nicknamed Shizhang (), was a Uyghur warrior from Xinjiang. He was a commander of the insurgents led by Khoja Niyaz during the Kumul Rebellion against the Xinjiang provincial authorities. After Hoya-Niyaz and ...

Muhammad Amin Bughra Muhammad Amin Bughra (also Muḥammad Amīn Bughra; ug, مۇھەممەد ئىمىن بۇغرا, محمد أمين بغرا, ; ), sometimes known by his Han name Mao Deming () and his Turkish name Mehmet Emin Buğra; 1901–1965), was a Turkic ...

Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra ( ug, (Kona Yëziq) نۇر ئەخمەتجان بۇغرا, نور احمد جان بغرا; zh, s=努尔·阿合买提江·布格拉, t=努爾·阿合買提江·布格拉, p=Nǔ'ěr·Āhémǎitíjiāng·Bùgélā; died April 1 ...

Timur Beg Timur Beg ( ug, تیمور بیگ), also known as Timur Sijan (division general), was a Uighur rebel military leader in Xinjiang in 1933. He was involved in the 1933 Battle of Kashgar and participated before in Turpan Rebellion (1932). He associ ...

Islam Akhun Islam Akhun was a Uyghur con-man from Khotan who forged numerous manuscripts and printed documents and sold them as ancient Silk Road manuscripts. Since the accidental discovery of the Bower Manuscript in 1889 such texts had become much sought a ...

Khoja Niyaz 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 ...

Second East Turkestan Republic

Abdulkerim Abbas Abdulkerim Abbas, also Abdul Kerim Abbas, Abdulkerim Abbasoff, 'Abd al-Karīm 'Abbās (1921 – 27 August 1949), was a Uyghur leader in Xinjiang, China during the 20th century. He helped lead the Ili Rebellion of 1944, which led to the foundi ...

Ehmetjan Qasim Ehmetjan Qasim ( ug, ئەخمەتجان قاسىمى; April 15, 1914 – August 27, 1949) was the president of the Second East Turkestan Republic.劉學銚，新疆史論，知書房，2013年2月，，第192頁杜榮坤、紀大椿、任一飛� ...

* Gheni Batur

People's Republic of China politicians

* Zulfiya Abdiqadir *

Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit Ablet Abdureshit ( ug, ئابلەت ئابدۇرىشىت, Ablet Abdureshit; ; born March 1942) was the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. He served as the vice chairman of 11th ...

* Abdurehim Haji Amin *

Burhan Shahidi Burhan Shahidi ( ug, بۇرھان شەھىدى, برهان شهيدي, translit=Burhan Shehidi; zh, s=包尔汉·沙希迪, t=包爾漢·沙希迪, p=Bāo'érhàn·Shāxīdí; russian: Бурхан Шахиди; tt-Cyrl, Борһан Шәһид ...

* Ismail Tiliwaldi * Mahinur Qasim *

Nur Bekri Nur may refer to: In Islam * An-Nur, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "The Light". * Nūr (Islam), a concept, literally meaning "light" * An-Nur (The Light), the 24th chapter of the Qur'an * ''Risale-i Nur Collection'', a collection of ...

* Rashida (Chinese politician) *

Saifuddin Azizi Saifuddin Azizi ( ug, سەيپىدىن ئەزىزى; 12 March 1915 – 24 November 2003), also known as Seypidin Azizi, Saif al-Dīn ʿAzīz, Saifuding Aizezi and Saifuding, was the first chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the ...

Shohrat Zakir Shohrat Zakir ( ug, شۆھرەت زاكىر; born August 1953) is an ethnic Uyghur politician of China and the former Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Xinjiang from ...

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 ...

* Abdurehim Amet * Erkinjan Turahun * Menglik Siyit * Memtimin Qadir * Neyim Yasin * Sattar Sawut

Business

Alijan Ibragimov Alijan Ibragimov (also known as Alidjan or Alidzhon Ibragimov; 5 June 1953 – 3 February 2021) was a Kazakh oligarch of the Uyghur descent. He was born in Fergana, Uzbek SSR, and was a member of a well-known circle of oligarchs in Kazakhstan kno ...

, Kazakh businessman and former billionaire *

Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov Alimzhan Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (russian: Алимжан Турсунович Тохтахунов; born 1 January 1949) is a Russian businessman, suspected criminal, and former sportsman. He is accused in relations with organized crime and br ...

Businessman from Uzbekistan, billionaire *

Kamil Ekim Alptekin Kamil Ekim Alptekin (born 1977) is a Turkish businessman with real estate, aerospace, and consulting interests. He is the current Chairman of the Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) and an advocate for improved Turkish-American relations. His pa ...

, Turkish billionaire * Mutallip Hajim * Iminjan Rehmetulla, Uyghur Billionaire, he has "Grand-Bazaar" in Urumchi, "Bughra"

Politics (abroad)

Nury Turkel Nury Ablikim Turkel (; ; born 1970) is a Uyghur American attorney, public official and human rights advocate based in Washington, D.C. He is currently the Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Turkel was born ...

, American politician *

Karim Massimov Karim Qazhymqanuly Massimov ( kk, Кәрім Қажымқанұлы Мәсімов, ; born 15 June 1965)Hedayat Amin Arsala Hedayat Amin Arsala ( ps, هدايت امين ارسلا) (born January 12, 1942), is an economist and a prominent politician in Afghanistan. Mr. Arsala is a former Vice President of Afghanistan, Finance Minister and Foreign Minister and until O ...

, Afghan politician * Ali Sher Hyderi, Pakistani politician *

Sadia Rashid Sadia Rashid (born 1946) is a Pakistani educationist who is the current president of Hamdard Pakistan, chancellor of the Hamdard University and president of the Pakistan-Japan Cultural Association (PJCA). Early life She was born in 1946 in Sita ...

, Pakistani politician ; Elders *

Tata-tonga Tata-tonga ( mn, Тататунга, Mongolian script: , ; zh, c=塔塔统阿, p=Tǎtǎ-tǒng'ā) was a 13th-century Uyghur scribe captured by Genghis Khan from the Naimans and involved in bringing and adapting the Old Uyghur alphabet to the Mon ...

, Mongolian Uyghur. Writer of chingiz-khan * Yuldash Akhunbabaev, Uzbek politician *

Ismail Yusupov Ismail Abdurasulovich Yusupov (Uyghur: ئىسمايىل يۈسۈپ, kk, Ысмайыл Юсупов: (12 May 1914 – 16 May 2005) was a member of the Uyghur minority and a Soviet Communist from 1962 to 1964 and in that era he was first secreta ...

Writers, poets

Mahmud al-Kashgari Mahmud ibn Husayn ibn Muhammed al-Kashgari, ''Maḥmūd ibnu 'l-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Kāšġarī'', , tr, Kaşgarlı Mahmûd, ug, مەھمۇد قەشقىرى, ''Mehmud Qeshqiri'' / Мәһмуд Қәшқири uz, Mahmud Qashg'ariy / М ...

Yusuf Balasaghuni Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

(Yusuf Has Hajip) *

Ali-Shir Nava'i 'Ali-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 – 3 January 1501), also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī ( Chagatai: نظام الدین علی شیر نوایی, fa, نظام‌الدین علی‌شیر نوایی) was a Timurid poet, writer ...

Ahmad Yasawi Ahmad Yasawi ( kk, Қожа Ахмет Ясауи, Qoja Ahmet Iasaui, قوجا احمەت ياساۋٸ; fa, خواجه اَحمدِ یَسوی, Khwāje Ahmad-e Yasavī; 1093–1166) was a Turkic poet and Sufi, an early mystic who exerted a pow ...

Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Beg (Persian: میرزا محمد حیدر دولت بیگ c. 1499/1500 – 1551) was a Chagatai Turco-Mongol military general, governor of Kashmir, and a historical writer, He was a Turkic speaking Dughlat prince w ...

Al-farabi Abu Nasr Muhammad Al-Farabi ( fa, ابونصر محمد فارابی), ( ar, أبو نصر محمد الفارابي), known in the Western world, West as Alpharabius; (c. 872 – between 14 December, 950 and 12 January, 951)PDF version was a reno ...

*Ahmad Yugnaki *

Turghun Almas Turghun Almas ( Uyghur: تۇرغۇن ئالماس; Simplified Chinese: 吐尔贡·阿力玛斯; 30 October 1924 – 11 September 2001) was a Uyghur historian and poet born in Kashgar. He was criticized for his "support for ethnic nationalist se ...

Kahar Barat Kahar Barat (; born 1950) is a Uyghur Americans, Uyghur American historian known for his work on Buddhism and Islam in Xinjiang. Kahar Barat was born in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Yili in 1950. He earned his M.A. degree in Turkology from th ...

, historian *

Jian Bozan Jian Bozan ( zh, s=翦伯赞, t=翦伯贊, p=Jiǎn Bózàn; April 14, 1898 – December 18, 1968) was a Chinese scholar and Marxist historian of Uyghurs, Uyghur descent. Born in Taoyuan County, Hunan Province, Jian became an early supporter of ...

* Durnyam Mashurova * Lutpulla Mutellip * Abdurehim Ötkür * Zordun Sabir * Ziya Samedi *

Musa Sayrami Mullā Mūsa Sayrāmī ( ug, ; uz, Mulla Muso Sayramiy, Molla Musa Seyrami; 1836–1917) was a historian from Xinjiang, known for his account of the events in that region in the 19th century, in particular the Dungan Rebellion of 1864–1877. ...

, historian * Tohti Tunyaz *

Abduxaliq Uyghur Abduhalik Uyghur ( ug, ئابدۇخالىق ئۇيغۇر, ucy=Абдухалиқ Уйғур; 9 February 1901 – 13 March 1933, sometimes called Abduxaliq Uyghur) was a Uyghur poet who began his studies in a Madrasah at the age of 8. He studie ...

Nurmemet Yasin Nurmemet Yasin (c. 1977 - reportedly died 2011) was a Uighur author who lived in the People's Republic of China. He was charged for inciting separatism and imprisoned after the publication of his short story "The Wild Pigeon", and in 2013, was ...

Nur Luke Dr. Nur Luke was a Uyghur Bible translator from Hotan who converted to Christianity. He fled Xinjiang in the 1930s and together with Gustaf Ahlbert and Oskar Hermannson finished the translation of the Uyghur Bible in India. This was published by th ...

* Zunun Kadir *

Ghulam Osman Yaghma Ghulam Osman Yaghma (; born 16 August 1956 in Atush, Xinjiang) is a Canadian Uyghurs, Uyghur politician, independence leader, writer, and poet. He is currently the President of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile. Early life Ghulam Osman Ya ...

Ahmatjan Osman Ahmatjan Osman ( ug, ئەخمەتجان ئوسمان; born 1964), also spelled Ekhmetjan, Exmetjan or Ahmetcan, is a Uyghur poet and Uyghur independence activist who writes in both Uyghur and Arabic. A leader of the Uyghur New Poetry (''gung ...

*Mahmud Sadiq Kashgari, historian *Qidirkhan Yarkandi *Mahmud Sadir Kashgari, historian *Mahmud Kutlukov, soviet historian *Shah Mahmud Churas, historian

Military

* Dadash Babazhanov, Hero of the Soviet Union * Masim Yakobov, Hero of the Soviet Union

Independence leaders

* Abdulehed Nur *

Salih Hudayar Salih Hudayar ( ug, سالىھ خۇدايار; born 21 May 1993) is a Uyghur American politician known for advocating for East Turkistan independence. He founded the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement and has since been leading the mov ...

Anwar Yusuf Turani Anwar Yusuf Turani ( ug, ئەنۋەر يۈسۈپ تۇرانى, ) is an ethnic Uyghur nationalist and separatist leader. Born into a family branded counter-revolutionary by the Chinese government, Turani was raised in a labor camp where he faced ...

Scientists

* Shoukhrat Mitalipov, American scientist * Maya Mitalipova, American scientist, sister of Shouhrat * Hushur Islam, computer scientist and academician of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Idris Hasan Idris may refer to: People * Idris (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Idris (prophet), Islamic prophet in the Qur'an, traditionally identified with Enoch, an ancestor of Noah in the Bible * Idris G ...

, computer engineer and activist *

Ilham Tohti Ilham Tohti ( ug, ئىلھام توختى, lat=Ilham Toxti, yengi=Ilⱨam Tohti; ; born October 25, 1969) is a Uyghur economist serving a life sentence in China, on separatism-related charges. He is a vocal advocate for the implementation of ...

Ibrahim Muti'i Ibrahim Muti'i (May 1920 – January 13, 2010) ( ug, ئىبراھىم مۇتىئى; ) was a well-known linguist from Xinjiang, China. He is best known for his research on Uyghur language and culture. He is considered to have been one of the ...

Tashpolat Tiyip Tashpolat Tiyip ( ug, تاشپولات تېيىپ, Tashpolat Téyip; zh, c=塔西甫拉提・特依拜, p=tǎxīfǔlātí tèyībài; born December 1958) is a Chinese geographer of Uyghur ethnicity who was president of Xinjiang University from ...

* Hakeem Muhammad Saeed,Pakistani medical researcher * Hakim Abdul Hameed,Indian medical researcher *

Rahile Dawut Rahile Dawut (Chinese: 热依拉·达吾提; pinyin: Rèyīlā Dáwútí; Uyghur: راھىلە داۋۇت; b. 1966) was a professor at Xinjiang University in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is internationally recognized as an exp ...

* Lekim Ibragimov

Musicians

* Quddus Khojamyarov *

Erkin Abdulla Erkin Abdulla ( ug, ئەركىن ئابدۇللا; zh, s=艾尔肯·阿布都拉, t=艾爾肯·阿布都拉, p=Aiěrkěn Ābùdùlā; born July 8, 1978) is a Uyghurs, Uyghur musician music style is contemporary folk, Uyghur pop and flamenco. B ...

, Uyghur-American singer *

Abdulla Abdurehim Abdulla Abdurëhim ( ug, ئابدۇللا ئابدۇرېھىم, ) is a Uyghur actor and singer known for Uyghur pop music. He also currently serves as a judge on the reality talent show The Voice of the Silk Road. Known as the "King of Uyghur P ...

* Dilnaz Akhmadieva *

Amannisa Khan Āmānnisā Khan Nāfisi, also known as Amanni Shahan (; ; 1526–1560), was a concubine of Abdurashid Khan of the Yarkent Khanate. She is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, which is today considered a musical ...

* Abdurahim Hamidov, Uzbek musician *

Dilber Dilber may refer to: * Dilber, a Persian given name, which is mostly used in Turkey as well ** Dilber Yunus Dilber Yunus ( ug, دىلبەر يۇنۇس; zh, 迪里拜尔·尤努斯, Pinyin: Dílǐbàiěr Yóunǔsī; born October 2, 1958) is a Uy ...

Omar Akhun Omar Akhun is a Uyghur composer and musical performer best known for his Muqam melodies, often composing in 12 muqams. He and Turdi Akhun Turdi Akhun (; 1881–1956), sometimes spelled Turdu Ahun, was a traditional Uyghur folk musician in th ...

Murat Nasyrov Murat Ismailovich Nasyrov (russian: Мурат Исмаилович Насыров, link=no; ug, مۇرات ناسىروۋ, Murat Nasirow, 6=Мурат Насироз; 13 December 1969 – 19 January 2007) was a Russian pop singer of Uyghur ethn ...

Turdi Akhun Turdi Akhun (; 1881–1956), sometimes spelled Turdu Ahun, was a traditional Uyghur folk musician in the Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uy ...

* Shuhrat Razzaqov * Haj Ghorban Soleimani * Sanubar Tursun *

Benjamin Yusupov Benjamin Yusupov ( he, בנימין יוסופוב; born November 22, 1962 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan) is a classical composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in 1962. Yusupov studied piano, composition and conductin ...

, Uyghur mother *

Omar Akram Omar Akram is an Afghan-American producer, composer, and pianist. In 2013, he became the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his fourth studio album, ''Echoes of Love.'' He is also an inspirational writer who co ...

Ablajan Awut Ayup Ablajan Awut Ayup ( ug, ئابلاجان ئاۋۇت ئايۇپ; born 11 November 1984) is a singer, songwriter and dancer who wrote over 400 songs and was known for promoting Uyghur culture and identity as well as building a cultural bridge with ...

Aziz Ibrahim Aziz-Ur-Rahman Ibrahim (born 16 March 1964) is a British guitarist. He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post- John Squire) and their former vo ...

Yulduz Usmonova Yulduz Usmonova ( uz, Yulduz Usmonova, Юлдуз Усмонова) (born December 12, 1963) is an Uzbek singer, song-writer, composer and actress. She is the People's artist of Uzbekistan and honored artist of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajik ...

, Uzbek singer, Uyghur father * Perhat Khaliq (帕尔哈提) *

Curley G Xilinnayi Gao (; Uyghur: شىرىن اي گائو ''Shirinay Gaw''; born July 31, 1998), professionally known by her stage name Curley G or Curley Gao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter. She first gained attention in 2017 on the Chinese singing co ...

(希林娜依·高) * Newqiran Yüsüp, Uyghur rapper

Television hosts

* Nëghmet Raxman

Actors

Dilraba Dilmurat Dilraba Dilmurat ( ug, دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات, Dilreba Dilmurat; zh, p=Dílìrèbā Dílìmùlātí; born on June 3, 1992), known in Chinese as Dilireba ( zh, s=迪丽热巴, t=迪麗熱巴, c=, p=Dílìrèbā;), is a Chinese actress, ...

(迪丽热巴, Dilireba) *

Gülnezer Bextiyar Gülnezer Bextiyar (; born 2 May 1992), also known by her pinyin transliteration name Gulinazha or simply Nazha, is an ethnic Uyghurs, Uyghur Chinese actress and model who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2011. Early life and educatio ...

(古力娜扎, Gulinazha) *

Madina Memet Madina Memet ( ug, مەدىنە مەمەت; zh, s=麦迪娜·买买提, p=Maìdínà Maǐmaǐtí; born 10 September 1987) is a Chinese actress of Uyghur ethnicity who first rose to prominence in 2011 for playing the Fragrant Concubine in the te ...

(麦迪娜, Maidina) * Merxat Yalkun (米热, Mire) * Hankiz Omar (哈妮克孜, Hanikezi) *

Kurban Tulum Kurban Tulum ( ug, قۇربان تۇلۇم, translit=qurban tulum, ; 1883 – May 26, 1975), also called Uncle Kurban (), was a Uyghur who lived in Yutian County, Xinjiang, China in what was the Keriya oasis. He has been promoted by the Communi ...

, Model worker

Sportspeople

; Basketball players *

Adiljan Jun Adiljan Suleyman (; ; born August 21, 1967) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. Adiljan last played and coached for the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Ningbo. He is a Point guard The point gu ...

, retired professional basketball player * Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, professional basketball player *

Shirelijan Muxtar Shirelijan Muxtar is a Chinese basketball player of Uyghurs, Uyghur origin, who plays in the shooting guard position for China national basketball team, China and currently plays for Chinese club Nanjing Monkey Kings. He is an elite three poin ...

, professional basketball player * Adiljan Suleyman, Chinese basketballer ; Footballers * Ilzat Akhmetov, Kyrgyz Russian professional football player, midfielder of the

Russian national football team The Russia national football team (russian: Сборная России по футболу, Sbornaya Rossii po futbolu) represents the Russian Federation in men's international association football. It is controlled by the Russian Football Uni ...

Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov (russian: Джамалдин Абдухалитович Ходжаниязов; tk, Jamaldin Abduhalitowiç Hojanyýazow; born 18 July 1996) is a Turkmen-Russian professional football player who plays ...

, Turkmen-Russian professional football player * Bari Mohamedali, Chinese footballer, Qingdao F.C. * Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Chinese footballer,

Shanghai Port F.C. Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional Association football, football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shangh ...

* Bughrahan Skandar, Chinese footballer,

Guangzhou F.C. Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

Khojiakbar Alijonov Xojiakbar Ulugʻbek oʻgʻli Alijonov (born 19 April 1997), known as ''Khojiakbar Alijonov'', is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Pakhtakor and the Uzbekistan national team. International career Alijonov made his ...

, Uzbek professional football player of Pahtakor *

Nematjan Zakirov Nematjan Zakirov (russian: Нематжан Закиров; born 1 January 1962) is a former Kyrgyzstani international footballer. Head coach FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata. Career Club Born in Kochkor-Ata, Zakirov began playing football with local sid ...

, Kyrgyz football coach * Akmal Bakhtiyarov, Kazakh footballer * Tohtaji Ablikim, Chinese footballer * Memet-Abdulla Ezmat, Chinese footballer * Dilmurat Batur, Chinese footballer * Haliq Abraham, Chinese footballer * Ilhamjan Iminjan, Chinese footballer * Ruslan Baltiyev, former Kazakh footballer * Shirmemet Ali, Chinese footballer * Nizamdin Ependi, Chinese footballer * Abdurasul Abudulam, Chinese footballer * Anwar Memet-Ali, Chinese footballer * Mirza'ekber Alimjan, Chinese footballer * Ötkür Hesen, Chinese footballer * Shewket Yalqun, Chinese footballer * Eniwar Ekremjan, Chinese footballer * Salajidin Akramjan, Chinese footballer * Abduhamit Abdugheni-Chinese footballer * Dilmurat Mawlanyaz-Chinese footballer *

Yehya Ablikim Yehya Ablikim (; ug, يەھيا ئابلىكىم; born 10 October 1988) is a Chinese people, Chinese footballer. Club career Yehya played for China League Two club Xinjiang Sport Lottery between 2006 and 2008. He joined Chinese Super League sid ...

-Chinese footballer * Abduwali Ablet-Chinese footballer * Rahimjan Ekber-Chinese footballer * Exmetjan Ekber-Chinese footballer * Mijit Arapat-Chinese footballer * Abdulla Abduwal-Chinese footballer * Danyar Musajan-Chinese footballer * Minem Mehmudjan-Chinese footballer * Mehmud Abdukerem-Chinese footballer * Mustahan Mijit-Chinese footballer * Dilxat Ablimit-Chinese footballer * Bebet Murat-Chinese footballer * Kurban Ibrahim-Chinese footballer * Elizat Abdureshit-Chinese footballer * Muhamet Ghopur-Chinese footballer * Elbug Chagtsel-Chinese footballer * Rahimjan Ekber-Chinese footballer * Behtiyar Memetimin-Chinese footballer * Ilyas Ilhar-Chinese footballer ; Olympians: * Mehmet Tursun Chong, Chinese olympic boxer *

Dinigeer Yilamujiang Dilnigar Ilhamjan ( ug, دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان), also known as Dinigeer Yilamujiang ( zh, 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江), is a Chinese Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier of Uyghurs, Uyghur ethnicity, born in Altay City, ...

, Chinese cross-country skier, last torchbearer at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

; Others: * Adili Hushur, Chinese tightrope walker * Rouzi Memet, professional snooker player * Paliha, Chinese wrestler

Religious

* Abdulreqep Tömurniyaz * Imam Dc.Ayatollah * Imam Abbas Muhammad * Imam Qeshqerli * Imam Abdurehim Amin * Imam Nurmuhammad Iminov * Imam Asim * Imam Abidin Ayub * Imam Muhammad Salih Hajem * Imam Abdul Ahad Mehsum * Imam Hüseymin * Memet Jume * Saxis Mirza * Imam Ahmet Methiyaz * Imam Abduweli Ayup * Imam Muhemmedeli Tursun * Imam Qember Ember * Imam Iminjan * Sheyh Mahmud Muhammad * Qurban Mamut * Abdulqader Jalaledin * Nurjan Hapiz * Imam Alim Qari * Imam Memet Qari * Imam Qeyumahun Qari * Imam Qari Hajim * Tahir Hamut * Ablajan Bekri * Huseyincan Celil, Uyghur Imam in Canada *

Abdur Rahman Kashgarhi Abū az-Zibriqān ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī Dāmullā al-Kāshgharī an-Nadwī ( ar, أبو الزبرقان عبد الرحمن بن عبد الهادي داملا الكاشغري الندوي; 15 September 1912 – March 1971), or ...

of Bangladesh *

Mukarram Ahmad Mufti Mukarram Ahmed is an Indian Muslim religious and literary scholar. Ahmad is the Shahi Imam (Royal prayer leader) and Khateeb (Prayer leader and main speaker) of Shahi Masjid Fatehpuri Mosque, India's second largest mosque. He was born in a ...

, Imam in India *

Suliman Gani Suliman Gani is a Muslim community leader, television presenter, and imam from South London. Gani grew up in South Africa. In 2010 Gani organised and led a boycott of Ahmadiyya-owned businesses in London. Referring to Ahmadis as Qadianis, Ga ...

, Imam in Great Britain * Juma Teyir *

ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni ʽAbdul Qadir Badayuni (1540–1615) was the first Grand Mufti of India, Grand Mufti of India. He was also a historian and translator and lived in the Mughal Empire. He translated the Hinduism, Hindu works, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata ( ...

Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki ''Quṭb al-Aqṭāb'' Khwājā Sayyid Muḥammad Bakhtiyār al-Ḥusaynī, Quṭb al-Dīn Bakhtiyār Kākī ( ur, ) (born 1173 – died 1235) was a Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar of the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the d ...

* Abdul Halim Bukhari Bangladesh islamic scholar *

Ubaidul Haq Ubaidul Haq ( bn, উবায়দুল হক; 2 May 1928- 6 October 2007), also spelt Obaidul Haq ( bn, ওবাইবদুল হক), was a Bangladeshi teacher, muhaddith, mufassir and writer. He was the former khatib of the national mo ...

Bangladesh islamic scholar * Alimjan Yimit, jailed house church leader

Detainees in Guantanamo

* Adel Abdulhehim *

Dawut Abdurehim Dawut Abdurehim (1974 - ) is a Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Abdulrehim is one of 22 Uighurs who have been held in Guantanamo for many years despit ...

Edham Mamet Edham Mamet (May 4, 1975 - ) (also Nag Mohammed) is a Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. He was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001. Edham Mamet ...

* Akhdar Qasem Basit * Abu Bakker Qassim * Arkin Mahmud * Yusef Abbas * Abd Al Sabr Abd Al Hamid Uthman * Abdu Supur *Abdul Sabour *

Ahmed Adil Ahmed Adil is a citizen of China who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba. Detention Adil's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 260. American intelligence analysts estimate he was ...

*Ahnad Adil *

Hassan Anvar Anwar Hassan (born August 25, 1974) is a Uyghur refugee who was wrongly imprisoned for more than seven years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps.http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/17-innocent-uighurs-detained-guant%C3 ...

*Abdul Razakah *Abdul Razak *

Ahmad Tourson Ahmad Tourson or Ahmad Abdulahad, is a Uyghur refugee unlawfully detained for more than seven years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps. The detention occurred despite becoming clear early on that he was innocent.

Other

* Ismail Semed, Uighur activist executed for possession of illegal firearms and explosives * Örkesh Dölet, activist * Sadik Ahmad Turkistani, opponent of the Taliban * Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani *

Abu Omar al-Turkistani Abu Omar al-Turkistani ( ar, أبو عمر التركستاني; died 1 January 2017) was a high-ranking commander for several al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, such as the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), the Al-Nusra Front and the Turkistan Islamic Party i ...

Abdul Haq ʻAbd al-Ḥaqq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحقّ) is an Arabic male given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥaqq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the ...

Rebiya Kadeer Rebiya Kadeer ( ug, رابىيە قادىر, translit=Rabiye Qadir; born 15 November 1946) is an ethnic Uyghur businesswoman and political activist. Born in Altay City, Xinjiang, Kadeer became a millionaire in the 1980s through her real estate ...

Rushan Abbas Rushan Abbas ( Uyghur: روشەن ئابباس; Chinese: 茹仙·阿巴斯; born June 14, 1967) is a Uyghur American activist and advocate from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. She is the founder and executive director of the no ...

, American Uyghur activist *

, Uyghur activist *

Dolkun Isa Dolkun Isa (; ; born 2 September 1967) is a Uyghur activist based in Germany, designated as a terrorist, by the Chinese Government since 2003. He is the 3rd and current president of the World Uyghur Congress, in office since 12 November 2017. He ...

, Uyghur activist

References

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