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East Turkestan: China's lost border { 16 images } Created 27 Feb 2012

The Uighurs are an ethnically Turkic Muslim people who have lived in what is now known as the Xinjiang
Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) for over 4,000 years. Known as Eastern Turkestan for hundreds of years,
Xinjiang is located along the famous "Silk Road", beyond the Great Wall, the natural boundary of China, in Central asia. Islam
entered the region in the middle of the tenth century and has flourished among the Uighurs ever since. The
Uighurs ruled an independent kingdom, with a mixed Muslim and Buddhist population, that stood until 1759,
when the Manchu Chinese invaded and destroyed it; their domination lasted until 1864. During this period, the
Uighurs revolted 42 times against Manchu rule, trying to regain their independence. In the revolt of 1864, the
Uighurs were successful in expelling the Manchu from East Turkestan, and founded the independent Kashgaria
kingdom under the leadership of Yakub Beg. This kingdom was recognized by the Ottoman Empire, Tsarist
Russia and Britain.
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  • Uyghur coal miners heat themselves in front of a fire in Xinjiang, China, on   February. 17, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • An old Uygur visit the Animal´s bazar in Kashgar, Xinjiang, on   February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur man arrived at a livestock market<br />
 in Kashgar, Xinjiang, on   February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur  men drink Tea inside of a tea house in Kashgar oldest city, Xinjiang, on   February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur men drink Tea inside of a tea house in Kashgar oldest city, Xinjiang, on February 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur woman cross the street in Kalamay, Xinjiang, on   February. 23, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur girl dress in pink walk in the animal´s market in Kashgar, China, on February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz.
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  • Uyghur boy cook kebabs, in the street market in Kashgar, ,China, on February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur man visit the livestock market  in Kashgar, China, February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur man take sheep for sale at a livestock market  on February 24, 2012 in Turpan County, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. (Photo by Bernardo De Niz)
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  • Uyghur barber shave a client at a livestock market  in Kashgar, China, on February. 21, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur woman walk in front of the main mosque in Kashgar, China, <br />
on February. 27, 2010. Photographer: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghur women wait for visitors inside of a traditional house, February 27, 2017 in Kashgar, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. (Photos by: Bernardo De Niz
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  • Woman contemplate the  Taklamakan Desert´s in Turpan, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. February 27, 2017,
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  • A Uyghur boy take a camel to a livestock market on February 24, 2012 in Turpan County, in the far western Xinjiang province, China. (Photo by Bernardo De Niz
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  • Uyghurs walk in the Bazar in Korla, Xinjiang, in the far western Xinjiang province, China, on   February. 15, 2010.<br />
 (Photo by Bernardo De Niz)
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