The 2011 Kashgar attacks Attack were a series of knife and bomb attacks Attack in Kashgar , Xinjiang , China on July 30 and 31 , 2011 .

However , this article relates specifically to the uprising Change_of_leadership by members of the Muslim Hui and other Muslim ethnic groups in China 's Shaanxi , Gansu and Ningxia provinces , as well as in Xinjiang , between 1862 and 1877 .

The uprising Change_of_leadership occurred Presence on the western bank of the Yellow River in Shaanxi , Gansu and Ningxia , but excluded Preventing_or_letting Xinjiang Province .

The victory strengthened Cause_change_of_strength Tang control Control of the Western Regions , now modern Xinjiang , and brought the regions formerly ruled Control by the Khaganate into the Tang empire .

The earthquake Catastrophe also affected Influence countries in the surrounding region where tremors were felt in Afghanistan , Tajikistan and Chinese Xinjiang .

The History of Xinjiang ( 新疆 ) concerns two main geographically , historically , and ethnically distinct regions with different historical names : Dzungaria north of the Tianshan Mountains ; and the Tarim Basin south of the Tianshan Mountains , currently mainly inhabited by the Uyghurs .

They were renamed Name_conferral Xinjiang ( ) in 1884 , meaning `` new frontier , '' when both regions were reconquered Conquering by the Chinese Qing dynasty after the Dungan revolt Change_of_leadership ( 1862-1877 ) .

In the 7th-8th century Tang , Turks and Tibetans warred Hostile_encounter for control Control , and the Tang dynasty shortly established Creating the Anxi Protectorate of Xinjiang and Central Asia .

Uyghur power declined Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , and three main regional kingdoms vied Competition for power around Xinjiang , namely the Buddhist Uyghur Kara-Khoja , the Turkic Muslim Kara-Khanid , and the Iranian Buddhist Khotan .

In 1884 , after the Dungan revolt ( 1862-1877 ) , the area was renamed Name_conferral Xinjiang is now a part of the People 's Republic of China , despite resistance of the local population .

The East Turkestan independence movement , also known as the Xinjiang independence movement or the Uyghur independence movement , is a political and social movement seeking independence for Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China as a homeland for the Uyghur people , to be named Name_conferral `` East Turkestan '' .

The East Turkestan independence movement , also known as the Xinjiang independence movement or the Uyghur independence movement , is a political and social movement seeking independence for Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China as a homeland for the Uyghur people , to be named Name_conferral `` East Turkestan '' .

The territory of Xinjiang has been continuously controlled Control by the People 's Republic of China since it incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate the Republic of China 's Xinjiang Province in 1949 .

The territory of Xinjiang has been continuously controlled Control by the People 's Republic of China since it incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate the Republic of China 's Xinjiang Province in 1949 .

Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic Chinese province-level subdivision where no ethnic group makes up the majority .

Uyghurs make up around 45 % of Xinjiang 's population whereas Han Chinese ( the main Chinese ethnicity ) make up around 40 % .

Not long afterwards , the Khoit-Oirat prince Amursana rose Cause_to_make_progress up against the Qing and the Khoja Brothers used Using the opportunity to seize Hold control Control of the south west part of Xinjiang .

The end of the conflict Hostile_encounter saw the restoration of the territory south of the Tian Shan to Qing control Control meaning that the Qing now controlled Control the whole of Xinjiang .

After the appointment of an the Xinjiang area remained peaceful for the next 60 years .