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659:", and were also called the "Khan of Chīn". The Qara Khitai used the "image of China" to legitimize their rule to the Central Asians. The Chinese emperor, together with the rulers of the Turks, Arabs, India and the Byzantine Romans, were known to Islamic writers as the world's "five great kings". Qara Khitai kept the trappings of a Chinese state, such as Chinese coins, Chinese imperial titles, the Chinese writing system, tablets, seals, and used Chinese products like porcelain, mirrors, jade and other Chinese customs. The adherence to Liao Chinese traditions has been suggested as a reason why the Qara Khitai did not convert to 1947: 1631: 53: 322: 487: 433: 712:, which is the medieval Latin appellation for China. Names derived from Khitai are still current in modern usage, such as the Russian, Bulgarian, Uzbek and Mongolian names for China. However, the use of the name Khitai to mean "China" or "Chinese" by 1016:
in 1864, the Russians took it, and many writers affirm that mistaking its name for that of the entire region, they adopted the appellation of "Turkestan" for their new territory. Up to that time, they assure us
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sale contract of a female slave from the period of the Gaochang kingdom under the rule of Qu clan and mentioned the Sogdian word "twrkstn", which may have referred to the lands to the east and north of
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has the effect of reinforcing the view among some Muslim writers that Central Asia was linked to China even though the Tang dynasty had lost control of the region a few hundred years ago.
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These are traditional areas of settlement; the Turkic group has been living in the listed country/region for centuries and should not be confused with modern diasporas.
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dynasty subsequently conquered it and the area experienced economic success. The entire territory was held at various times by Turkic forces, such as the
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The name Turkestan is of Persian origin and was apparently first used by Persian geographers to describe "the country of the Turks". The
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The association of Khitai with China meant that the most enduring trace of the Khitan's power is names that are derived from it, such as
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ethnic origins gained prestige by portraying themselves as the legitimate dynasty of China. Qara Khitai monarchs used the title of "
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The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times by Edward Den Ross.
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Throughout history, the area has been conquered and reconquered by several different groups and countries, including the
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was a former part of China, while Fakhr al-Dīn Mubārak Shāh defined China as part of "Turkestan", and the cities of
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Mission to Turkestan: Being the memoirs of Count K.K. Pahlen, 1908–1909 by Konstantin Konstanovich Pahlen.
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are some of the Turkic inhabitants of the region who, as history progressed, have spread further into
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The history of the Central Asian region that was later called Turkestan dates back to at least the
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Baymirza Hayit. "Some thoughts on the problem of Turkestan" Institute of Turkestan Research, 1984
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were produced in that period, with much trade being conducted. The region was a focal point for
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rulers took over Eastern Central Asia, which was centuries later also called Turkestan.
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when approached from the south, emphasizing Turkestan's long-standing relationship with
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Baymirza Hayit. "Basmatschi: Nationaler Kampf Turkestans in den Jahren 1917 bis 1934."
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revived the word as a convenient name for the governorate-general established in 1867 (
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The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History: between China and the Islamic World
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David Christian "A History Of Russia, Central Asia, and Mongolia" (Oxford) 1998 Vol.I
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took over the western portion of Turkestan in 1369, and the area became part of the
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by western travelers. The latter two names refer to its position beyond the River
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Organization of the Eurasian Law Enforcement Agencies with Military Status (TAKM)
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document from 639 CE was found in the Astana district of Turpan, which recorded
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Baymirza Hayit. "Documents: Soviet Russia's Anti-Islam-Policy in Turkestan. "
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The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan (Arts & Crafts) by Johannes Kalter.
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in the early 2nd century BC. With the dissolution of the Huns' Empire,
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during the Liao dynasty, and in 1124 migrated with the Khitans under
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Never a single nation, the name Turkestan means simply the place of
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The Monumental Inscriptions from Early Islamic Iran and Transoxiana
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The Desert Road to Turkestan (Kodansha Globe) by Owen Lattimore.
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Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire by Daniel Brower.
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The Eastern part of Central Asia (inhabited by nomads of the
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James A. Millward; Peter C. Perdue (2004). S.F.Starr (ed.).
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Tribal Rugs from Afghanistan and Turkestan by Jack Frances.
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Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). "East Iran in Late Antiquity".
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Baymirza Hayit. "Islam and Turkestan Under Russian Rule."
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and continued to be ruled by descendants of Genghis Khan.
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Baymirza Hayit. "Turkestan Zwischen Russland Und China. "
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Turkestan Reunion (Kodansha Globe) by Eleanor Lattimore.
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International Organization of Turkic Culture (TÜRKSOY)
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Turkestan down to the Mongol Invasion. by W. BARTHOLD.
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ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity
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Turkestan avant-garde. Exhibition catalog. Design by
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In Russian Turkestan: a garden of Asia and its people
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in 1220. Genghis Khan gave the territory to his son
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Edinburgh University Press. pp. 1–256. 678:along with other people of Kedun, such as the 419:On their way southward during the conquest of 367:) had historically never referred to a single 329: 285:(the latter of which extended in the south to 56:The Turkestan region is noted on this 1914 map 1613: 937: 611: 362: 2956:State with limited international recognition 1106: 685:Qara Khitai's rule over the Muslim-majority 636:), which was compiled officially during the 610:is most commonly called the "Western Liao" ( 316: 1275:"Chapter 11 – The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" 896: 555:forces captured it in the 8th century. The 531:" legend, and written sources, such as the 1620: 1606: 1430:The Revolt of 1916 in Russian Central Asia 1424:"A History of Inner Asia" (Cambridge) 2000 1280:, in Asimov, M.S.; Bosworth, C.E. (eds.), 1137: 1116:Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang 1593:. M.: State Museum of Oriental Art, 2009. 1544: 1361: 1284:, vol. 4 part I, UNESCO Publishing, 892: 890: 857: 330: 1903: 1282:History of Civilisations of Central Asia 1112: 543:conquered the area after they conquered 485: 320: 51: 1535:Turkestan: The Heart of Asia by Curtis. 897:Clewell, Gladys D.; Thompson, Holland. 616:) and is considered to be a legitimate 334:), from the November 1931 issue of the 14: 2970: 1481:Tiger of Turkestan by Nonny Hogrogian. 1266: 1003: 950:, etc., came into use only after 1924. 917: 915: 887: 118:. Turkestan is primarily inhabited by 1601: 1334: 1272: 1260: 1248: 1236: 1224: 1212: 1200: 1188: 1176: 1153:Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 1143: 1100: 899:Lands and Peoples: The world in color 830: 1307:Xinjiang: China's Muslim Boarderland 1045:豊, 吉田; 孝夫, 森安; 新疆ウィグル自治区博物館 (1988). 961: 939:Туркестанское генерал-губернаторство 597: 274:form sizable non-Turkic minorities. 912: 788: 716:speakers within China, such as the 363: 328:-language map depicting Turkestan ( 72: 24: 2983:Subdivisions of the Russian Empire 1498:: Gerhard von Mende, 2 vols, 1958. 1396: 25: 3014: 375:lived. According to ethnographer 153:, various Turkic forces, and the 136:Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 27:Historical region in Central Asia 1945: 1629: 1440:Работы по Исторической Географии 1033:were known by these names alone. 730:Russian conquest of Central Asia 429:Nikolai Aleksandrovich Veryovkin 149:, the Chinese, Arab forces, the 2928:Parliamentary Assembly (TURKPA) 1297: 971:The Hungarian Historical Review 705:were considered part of China. 250:, and subnational regions like 246:forming such Turkic nations as 1038: 1004:Meakin, Annette M. B. (1903). 997: 955: 922:"Soviet Affairs Study Group". 863: 824: 742: 13: 1: 2918:Organization of Turkic States 817: 297:Seas and in the northeast to 1546:Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch 1450:Work on Historical Geography 1012:On their way southward from 901:. Vol. 3. p. 163. 7: 1448:translation: V.V. Barthold 1310:. M.E. Sharpe. p. 43. 1113:Millward, James A. (2007). 799: 771: 723: 651:, various dynasties of non- 527:Turkic sagas, such as the " 391:and settled peoples of the 164: 83: 10: 3019: 1345:Cambridge University Press 1328: 501: 481: 40: 36:Turkestan (disambiguation) 29: 2993:Geography of Central Asia 2951: 2910: 2874: 2757: 2731: 2644: 2596: 2589: 2510: 2459: 1954: 1943: 1643: 1121:Columbia University Press 938: 760: 752: 620:, as is the case for the 612: 451: 423:in the 19th century, the 361:), the term "Turkestan" ( 317:Etymology and terminology 2533:Timeline of the Göktürks 1055: 1047: 735: 578:and the area became the 566:, until the conquest by 41:Not to be confused with 1582:Encyclopædia Britannica 1557:Encyclopædia Britannica 1529:: Dreisam-Verlag, 1993. 1203:, p. 102, 196–201. 1087:Encyclopædia Britannica 504:History of Central Asia 403:and settled peoples of 2247:Bosnia and Herzegovina 1335:Biran, Michal (2005). 1144:Biran, Michal (2001). 831:Blair, Sheila (1992). 808: 780: 647:After the fall of the 604:Chinese historiography 499: 476:First Turkic Khaganate 417: 350: 277:It is subdivided into 57: 34:. 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Index

Turkestani
Turkistan (city)
Turkestan (disambiguation)
Turkey
Turkmenistan

Persian
romanized
lit.
Turks
historical region
Transoxiana
East Turkestan
Xinjiang
Caspian Sea
Turkic peoples
Afghan Turkestan
Russian Turkestan
East Turkistan
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang
Huns
Persian Empire
Mongols
Qara Khitai
Turan
Persians
Sogdia
Transoxiana
Oxus

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