About UighursAbout UighursThe Uighurs are an ancient people, the first written mention of which datesback to the third century. Chinese chronicles say that the Uighurs settled on thesteppes of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and even South-Eastern Europe. Eventually, thepeople settled in the northwest of modern China. For a long time, East Turkestanwas a state of Uighurs, who profess Sunni Islam. They were a developed people,who even had their own written language.In various forms, the Uyghur statehood persisted until 1760, when they werecaptured by China. For centuries, various dynasties of Chinese emperors had tosuppress the riots that arose because of the oppression — the tradition wascontinued by the communist government.The Uighurs are an ancient people, the first written mention of which datesback to the third century. Chinese chronicles say that the Uighurs settled on thesteppes of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and even South-Eastern Europe. Eventually, thepeople settled in the northwest of modern China. For a long time, East Turkestanwas a state of Uighurs, who profess Sunni Islam. They were a developed people,who even had their own written language.In various forms, the Uyghur statehood persisted until 1760, when they werecaptured by China. For centuries, various dynasties of Chinese emperors had tosuppress the riots that arose because of the oppression — the tradition wascontinued by the communist government.
