Battle of Ürümqi (1870)
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For other battles of the same name, see Battle of Ürümqi.
The Battle of Ürümqi (Chinese: 迪化之戰) was a battle waged by Yaqub Beg's Turkic kingdom of Yettishar against Chinese Muslim rebels in Ürümqi in a bid to conquer all of Xinjiang and subjugate Chinese Muslims under his control.
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Battle of Ürümqi (1870) | |||||||
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Part of the Dungan Revolt (1862–77) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Yettishar (Turki Muslim rebels) | Chinese muslim rebels (Tungans) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yaqub Beg Xu Xuegong | Tuo Ming (Daud Khalifa) | ||||||
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Thousands of Turkic Andijani Uzbek muslim troops 1,500 Han Chinese militia | Thousands of Chinese Muslim troops |
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