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The Uygur ethnic group, with long time migration and integration on this land, has become one of the main ethnic groups in Xinjiang, and the majority of its ancestors are the Ouigours in Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907) in China. Turkic peoples in history. More @Wikipedia
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- How did the Uygur ethnic group come into being? | Deep ChinaThe Uygur ethnic group, with long time migration and integration on this land, has become one of the main ethnic groups in Xinjiang, and the majority of its ancestors are the Ouigours in Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907) in China. Turkic peoples in history.
- Explainer: The Uyghurs — Asia Media CentreThe Uyghurs (pronounced WEE-gurs, and also spelt as Uighurs) are mostly Muslims, numbering between 11-12 million and living in China’s western Xinjiang province. The People's Republic of China recognises them as one of 55 "ethnic minority" groups in the country.
- Who are Uighurs? A look at group from restive China regionThe Uighurs (pronounced WEE-gurs) are a Turkic-speaking Muslim ethnic group native to China’s far western region of Xinjiang, which was sporadically controlled by Chinese dynasties over the centuries.
- The Ethnogenesis Of The Uighur - eHRAF World CulturesThe Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking, Muslim, oasis-dwelling people who claim to have lived in Tarim Basin area since time immemorial. Historically, a seventh century Uyghur Kingdom rose in the Outer Mongolian area, alongside the Han Chinese Empire of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
- Unearthing the ancestry of Uygurs: A glimpse into China's ethnic diversityOver roughly a century from 744 to 840, the Ouigour (Uighurs) was a Jimi prefecture (prefectures established by ancient Chinese courts in remote ethnic minority areas) of the Tang Dynasty. The Ouigour Khanate had 13 khans, of which 12 were recognized by the Tang government and declared themselves a vassal of the Tang emperor.
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