Second East Turkestan Republic

Second East Turkestan Republic was a state in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1944 to 1949 CE, about 5 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

A Soviet-backed republic in the Ili region of northern Xinjiang. Its leaders died in a plane crash in 1949 on their way to Beijing, and it was absorbed into the People's Republic.

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Facts

Dates: 1944 to 1949 CE
Duration: 5 years
Type: State
Region: Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia
Language family: Turkic
Capital: Ghulja

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
Mongolian People's Republic 1924 to 1992 CE
Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic 1922 CE to the present
Xinjiang under the People's Republic 1949 CE to the present
Kazakh SSR 1920 to 1991 CE
Kirghiz SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
Uzbek SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
Turkmen SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
Tajik SSR 1929 to 1991 CE
Xinjiang under the Republic of China 1912 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia

Questions

When did Second East Turkestan Republic exist?

1944 to 1949 CE, about 5 years.

Where was Second East Turkestan Republic?

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Ghulja.

What language did Second East Turkestan Republic speak?

Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.