Xinjiang under the Republic of China

Xinjiang under the Republic of China was a state in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1912 to 1949 CE, about 37 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

Ruled by warlord governors such as Yang Zengxin and Sheng Shicai, who were largely independent of Nanjing and for years relied on Soviet support.

See Xinjiang under the Republic of China on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1912 to 1949 CE

Duration

37 years

Type

State

Region

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Urumqi

Came from

• Qing Xinjiang 1759 to 1912 CE

Became

• Xinjiang under the People's Republic 1949 CE to the present

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1931 Kazakh famine

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• Russian Siberia 1582 to 1917 CE
• Qing Xinjiang 1759 to 1912 CE
• Mongolian People's Republic 1924 to 1992 CE
• Russian Turkestan 1867 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Khiva 1511 to 1920 CE
• Russian Far East and Yakutia 1632 to 1917 CE
• Emirate of Bukhara 1785 to 1920 CE
• Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic 1922 CE to the present
• Russian Kazakh Steppe 1822 to 1917 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• 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
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• 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
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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