Qing reconquest of Xinjiang
| Qing reconquest of Xinjiang | |||||||||
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Ruins in Tacheng in the 1870s | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Qing dynasty | Yettishar (Kokandi Uzbek Andijanis under Yaqub Beg) | ||||||||
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Yaqub Beg † Bai Yanhu | ||||||||
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Han Chinese Xiang Army Khufiyya Sufi Hui Muslims (Dungans) from Gansu Gedimu Sunni Hui Muslims from Shaanxi | Kokandi Uzbek Andijanis | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 清軍收復新疆 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 清军收复新疆 | ||
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| General Zuo's reconquest of Xinjiang | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 左宗棠收復新疆 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 左宗棠收复新疆 | ||
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The Qing dynasty reconquered Xinjiang after the Dungan Revolt in the late 19th century. After a century of Qing rule, the Uzbek adventurer Yakub Beg conquered almost all of Xinjiang during the revolt, but was eventually defeated by the Qing General Zuo Zongtang (also known as General Tso). Furthermore, the Qing recovered the Gulja region through diplomatic negotiations with the Russian Empire and the Treaty of Saint Petersburg in 1881. Xinjiang was converted into a province in 1884.