Qing Xinjiang

Qing Xinjiang was an empire in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1759 to 1912 CE, about 153 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

The Qing conquest of Dzungaria and the Tarim, named Xinjiang, the New Frontier. Ruled by military governors through local begs, it was rebuilt as a regular province in 1884 after Zuo Zongtang reconquered it.

See Qing Xinjiang on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1759 to 1912 CE

Duration

153 years

Type

Empire

Region

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Capital

Ili (Huiyuan), later Urumqi

Came from

• Dzungar Khanate 1634 to 1758 CE

Became

• Xinjiang under the Republic of China 1912 to 1949 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1865 Russia captures Tashkent
• 1908 Tunguska explosion

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
• Russian Siberia 1582 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Bukhara 1500 to 1785 CE
• Qing rule in Mongolia 1691 to 1911 CE
• Russian Turkestan 1867 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Khiva 1511 to 1920 CE
• Russian Far East and Yakutia 1632 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Kokand 1709 to 1876 CE
• Emirate of Bukhara 1785 to 1920 CE
• Russian Kazakh Steppe 1822 to 1917 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America

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