Eastern Moghulistan (Uyghurstan)

This region was named after the Uyghurs, who maintained a mainly Buddhist kingdom there separate from the Muslim Uyghurs up until almost the 15th century. The Uyghur khans had voluntarily become Mongol vassals during the reign of Genghis Khan and as a result were allowed to retain their territories. As the Mongol Empire was split up in the middle of the 13th century, Uyghurstan was assigned to the Chagatayids. The power of the Uyghur khans slowly declined under the Mongol yoke until the last recorded khan was forcibly converted to Islam in the 1380s or 90s. After that it seems to have been subjected to direct Moghul rule, and a separate Moghul Khanate was established there in mid-15th century.
Uyghurstan was bordered by Alti-Shahr to the west, the Tien Shan to the north, the Kunlun Shan to the south, and the principality of Hami to the east. The primary town of Uyghurstan was Turpan. In 1513 Hami became a dependency of Uyghurstan and remained so until the end of Moghul rule. As a result, the Moghuls became direct neighbors of Ming China. Besides Moghulistan, Alti-Shahr and Uyghurstan, several other regions were also temporarily subjected to Moghul rule at one time or another, such as Tashkent, Ferghana and parts of Badakhshan.

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This region was named after the Uyghurs, who maintained a mainly Buddhist kingdom there separate from the Muslim Uyghurs up until almost the 15th century. The Uyghur khans had voluntarily become Mongol vassals during the reign of Genghis Khan and as a result were allowed to retain their territories. As the Mongol Empire was split up in the middle of the 13th century, Uyghurstan was assigned to the Chagatayids. The power of the Uyghur khans slowly declined under the Mongol yoke until the last recorded khan was forcibly converted to Islam in the 1380s or 90s. After that it seems to have been subjected to direct Moghul rule, and a separate Moghul Khanate was established there in mid-15th century.
Uyghurstan was bordered by Alti-Shahr to the west, the Tien Shan to the north, the Kunlun Shan to the south, and the principality of Hami to the east. The primary town of Uyghurstan was Turpan. In 1513 Hami became a dependency of Uyghurstan and remained so until the end of Moghul rule. As a result, the Moghuls became direct neighbors of Ming China. Besides Moghulistan, Alti-Shahr and Uyghurstan, several other regions were also temporarily subjected to Moghul rule at one time or another, such as Tashkent, Ferghana and parts of Badakhshan.

Subject ID: 134059

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