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| 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> | 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> The Uyghurs submitted to ] in 1207. It consisted of 5 parts: an outer town, the northern gate of the outer town, the extended town of the west, the inner town and a small settlement within the inner town. At first, the city was the political center of the Uyghur Idiquit (monarch) and his ] queen, Altalun, daughter of Chinggis Khaan under the ] in the first half of the 13th century.<ref>Jack Weatherford-The Secret History of the Mongol Queens</ref> Due to internal struggles between the ] and ] ], the city was abandoned and lost its prosperity in the late 13th century. | ||
| Jimsar city was established in the south of the ruins of Beshbalik. | |||
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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. The Uyghurs submitted to Chinggis Khaan in 1207. It consisted of 5 parts: an outer town, the northern gate of the outer town, the extended town of the west, the inner town and a small settlement within the inner town. At first, the city was the political center of the Uyghur Idiquit (monarch) and his Mongol queen, Altalun, daughter of Chinggis Khaan under the Mongol Empire in the first half of the 13th century. Due to internal struggles between the Chagatai Khanate and Khublai Khagan, the city was abandoned and lost its prosperity in the late 13th century.
Jimsar city was established in the south of the ruins of Beshbalik.
See also
Notes
- Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578
- C. E. Bosworth, M.S.Asimov-History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 4, Part 2, p.578, line-23
- 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
- Jack Weatherford-The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
References
- Beckwith, Christopher I. (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-13589-2.
- Area map http://www.maplandia.com/china/xinjiang-uygur/jimsar/jimsar/
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43°59′N 89°04′E / 43.983°N 89.067°E / 43.983; 89.067
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