13 Facts About Abdurashid Khan

Abdurashid Khan, was the ruler of the Yarkent Khanate.

Abdurashid Khan was a descendant of the first Moghul Khan Tughluk Timur Khan and was born in 1508.

Abdurashid Khan came to power in 1533 when his father and predecessor Sultan Said Khan died of altitude sickness during a military expedition in the region of Kashmir.

Abdurashid Khan is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, which is today considered one traditional musical style of the Uyghur people of East Turkistan, Today's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

In 1538, Abdurashid Khan concluded a treaty with Uzbek Chief Ubaydullah Sultan, who ruled the Khanate of Bukhara at the time.

Abdurashid Khan completed a similar treaty with the Moghul Empire in India.

Abdurashid Khan's descendants, known as Makhdum Zadas and bearing title "Khoja", played an important role in the history of Xinjiang during the 16th to 19th centuries.

Abdurashid Khan was known for the stature of his body and the strength of his hands.

Abdurashid Khan had no equal in shooting with a bow and was a talented musician.

Abdurashid Khan wrote a music, Shirashangiz, which was very popular in the Yarkand Khanate.

Abdurashid Khan liked to change into ordinary clothes, following Khalif Harun al-Rashid, and wander among the population without being recognised.

Abdurashid Khan made three trips to Khotan dressed in this way and he died there during his last trip.

Abdurashid Khan devoted it to Abdurashid Khan, despite the fact that he had been expelled from Kashgaria by the Khan along with many of his relatives.