First East Turkestan Republic
First East Turkestan Republic was a state in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1933 to 1934 CE, about 1 year. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
An Islamic republic declared at Kashgar during a Uyghur and Hui uprising. Hui Muslim troops crushed it within months.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1933 to 1934 CE
- Duration
- 1 year
- Type
- State
- Region
- Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Kashgar
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
- Uzbek SSR
- Turkmen SSR
- Tajik SSR
- Xinjiang under the Republic of China
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Dutch East Indies
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
- Empire of Japan
- Soviet Union
Questions
When did First East Turkestan Republic exist?
1933 to 1934 CE, about 1 year.
Where was First East Turkestan Republic?
Tarim basin and Dzungaria, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Kashgar.
What language did First East Turkestan Republic speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.