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'''Jimsar County''' ({{ug|جىمىسار ناھىيىسى|Jimisar Nahiyisi|Jimisar Nah̡iyisi}}) is a county in the ] and is under the administration of the ] in the ]. It contains an area of 8,149&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. According to the ] census, it has a population of 130,000. '''Jimsar County''' ({{ug|جىمىسار ناھىيىسى|Jimisar Nahiyisi|Jimisar Nah̡iyisi}}) is a county in the ] and is under the administration of the ] in the ]. It contains an area of 8,149&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. According to the ] census, it has a population of 130,000.

The city Jimsar is located at 43°59'N, 89°4'East, it is a location of the Uyghur ancient southern capital ] (Turkic ''Main City''), that became the Uyghur main capital after a disastrous results of the Kirgiz Kaganate attack on the Uyghur northern capital ] (''Khanbalyk''). After the attack, a significant part of the Uyghur Kaganate population fled to the area of the present Jimsar County and Tarim Basin in general. <ref>C. Beckwith, ''"Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present"'', Princeton University Press, 2009, pp. 148, 159</ref>


== History == == History ==
The name Beshbalik first appears in history in the description of the events of 713 in the ] Kul Tegin inscription.<ref>Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578</ref> It was one of the largest of 5 towns in the ] of ] in c.840.<ref>C. E. Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578, line-23</ref> The name Beshbalik first appears in history in the description of the events of 713 in the ] Kul Tegin inscription.<ref>Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578</ref> It was one of the largest of 5 towns in the ] of ] in c.840.<ref>C. E. Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578, line-23</ref>

The modern city Jimsar is located at 43°59'N, 89°4'East, it is a location of the Uyghur ancient southern capital Beshbalik or Beshbalyk (Turkic ''Main City''), that became the Uyghur main capital after a disastrous results of the Kirgiz Kaganate attack on the Uyghur northern capital ] (''Khanbalyk''). After the attack, a significant part of the Uyghur Khaganate population fled to the area of the present Jimsar County and Tarim Basin in general. <ref>C. Beckwith, ''"Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present"'', Princeton University Press, 2009, pp. 148, 159</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 09:29, 8 February 2010

Jimsar County (Template:Ug) is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the People's Republic of China. It contains an area of 8,149 km. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 130,000.

History

The name Beshbalik first appears in history in the description of the events of 713 in the Turkic Kul Tegin inscription. It was one of the largest of 5 towns in the Uyghur Khaganate of Mongolia in c.840.

The modern city Jimsar is located at 43°59'N, 89°4'East, it is a location of the Uyghur ancient southern capital Beshbalik or Beshbalyk (Turkic Main City), that became the Uyghur main capital after a disastrous results of the Kirgiz Kaganate attack on the Uyghur northern capital Karabalgasun (Khanbalyk). After the attack, a significant part of the Uyghur Khaganate population fled to the area of the present Jimsar County and Tarim Basin in general.

See also

Notes

  1. Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578
  2. C. E. Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578, line-23
  3. C. Beckwith, "Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present", Princeton University Press, 2009, pp. 148, 159

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43°59′N 89°04′E / 43.983°N 89.067°E / 43.983; 89.067

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