Talk:Jahangir Khoja

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Rajmaan in topic Qing conquest of Xinjiang

History of the khojas edit

http://books.google.com/books?id=oLha94KeTscC&pg=PA342#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=MAjgAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA59#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=eTIzAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=n5kUAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA824#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=dtlVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA824#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=WvpWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=MpLVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=bEzNwgtiVQ0C&pg=PA68#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=cpMKAQAAIAAJ&q=daughter+military+governor#search_anchor

http://books.google.com/books?id=BOoVAQAAMAAJ&q=aksakal+behead&dq=aksakal+behead&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lnGsUOvILpG88wSkrIGIDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA

http://books.google.com/books?id=dtlVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA919#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=Q95VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA901#v=onepage&q&f=false

Kuoofra (talk) 20:02, 25 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

Jahangir's sons edit

Qing conquest of Xinjiang edit

The copyright on this book expired since it was published in the 19th century, so copying and pasting the text is ok.

CHINA BY DEMETRIUS CHARLES BOULGER

WITH A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER OF RECENT EVENTS BY MAYO W. HAZELTINE

http://www.travelbooksonline.com/asia/0022asiapage402_250.html

Page 402

These Officials Became The Center Of Intrigue Against The Chinese Authorities, And Whenever The Khan Of Khokand Determined To Take Up The Cause Of The Khojas He Found The Ground Prepared For Him By These Emissaries.

In 1842 Mahomed Ali, Khan of Khokand, a chief of considerable ability and character, died, and his authority passed, after some confusion, to his kinsman, Khudayar, who was a man of little capacity and indisposed to meddle with the affairs of his neighbors.

But the Khokandian chiefs were loth to forego the turbulent adventures to which they were addicted for the personal feelings of their nominal head, and they thought that a descent upon Kashgar offered the best chance of glory and booty. Therefore they went to the seven sons of Jehangir and, inciting them by the memory of their father's death as well as the hope of a profitable adventure, to make another attempt to drive the Chinese out of Central Asia, succeeded in inducing them to unfurl once more the standard of the Khojas. The seven Khojas - Haft Khojagan - issued their proclamation in the winter of 1845-46, rallied all their adherents to their side, and made allies of the Kirghiz tribes.

When the Mohammedan forces left the hills they advanced with extreme rapidity on Kashgar, to which they laid siege. After a siege of a fortnight they obtained possession of the town through the treachery of some of the inhabitants; but the citadel or yangyshahr continued to hold out, and their excesses in the town so alienated the sympathy of the Kashgarians, that no popular rising took place, and the Chinese were able to collect all their garrisons to expel the invaders.

Rajmaan (talk) 05:37, 1 February 2013 (UTC)Reply