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Eastern Turkestan

Eastern Turkestan is a historical name for the Tarim Basin and surrounding lands, roughly corresponding to southern Xinjiang in north-western China. The Qing Empire conquered the region in the eighteenth century after defeating the Dzungars, and it later reasserted control after the uprisings of the nineteenth century.

Eastern Turkestan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eastern Turkestan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eastern-turkestan
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