The Opposite End of China has a jolly good collection of headlines pulled from the New York Times archive between March 1933, when news of a Muslim uprising in western China reached New York, and January 1934, when an independent East Turkestan was established with it’s capital in Kashgar. This should take any great gamer down memory lane to the “glory days” of central asian seperatism. (And you simply have to chuckle at the unintentional humor of, “Chinese, Mongols, Moslems, Red and White Russians are involved—British are interested.”)
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Dan tdaxp added these pithy words on 12 Nov 07 at 2:38 am
(And you simply have to chuckle at the unintentional humor of, “Chinese, Mongols, Moslems, Red and White Russians are involved—British are interested.”)LOL! I skipped the CA intro, and broke out laughing (physically, out loud) when I　read that bit.
Aceface added these pithy words on 13 Nov 07 at 10:49 am“Offer homes to Anti-Kemalist Turks”
Never knew Envel Pasha’s army had connection with the Uighurs in Urumuchi.Although he did try to spread Turanism in Turkestan,I’ve been thinking his influence ends with his death in Fergahana valley and never reached the East Turkestan.Besides Enver’s death was 10 years earlier than this article(1922).Wonder how acculate this line is.
Curzon added these pithy words on 13 Nov 07 at 11:13 amI think it’s more just how the West understood “Turks” at that time, spreading as they did from the Bosphorus to western China, and any Turkish factions not in Anatolia being “Anti-Kemalist.” Or at least that being how it was explained to readers.
Aceface added these pithy words on 13 Nov 07 at 12:36 pmI had a opportunity to talk with the Todai prof who had written the biographical work of Envel Pasha. He told me that some survivor of the Basmachi revolt of the 20’s believed that Envel had survived by fleeing to Sinkiang. Rumor ofcourse,for he died in today’s Tajikistan.
But in relation with that,I found the NYT article interesting.
