Position of Aksu in China.

Aksu (also known as Ak-su, Akshu, Aqsu, Bharuka and Po-lu-chia. Uyghur: ئاقسۇ/Ak̡su; simplified Chinese 阿克苏, traditional Chinese: 阿克蘇, pinyin: Ākèsù) is a city in the Chinese province of Xinjiang and the capital of Aksu Prefecture. The name Aksu literally means "White Water", and is used for both the town and the river. Uyghur (‎//, or ‎//)[1] is a Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (also called East Turkestan or Uyghurstan), formerly also “Sinkiang” and “Chinese Turkestan,” a Central Asian region administered by China. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... Aksu, city (1994 est. ...

As of 2002, the city, which is in the Southern foothills of Tian Shan, has a population of 560,000, mostly Han Chinese, the city itself has a population of 362,000. The Tian Shan (Chinese: 天山; Pinyin: Tiān Shān; celestial mountains) mountain range is located in Central Asia, in the border region of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of western China. ... Languages Chinese languages, Indian languages, Hebrew Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ...

The economy of Aksu is mostly agricultural, with cotton, in particular long-staple cotton as the main product. Also produced are grain, fruits, oils, beets and so on. The industry mostly consists of weaving, cement, and chemical industries.

Historical Aksu

From the Former Han dynasty (125 BCE to 23 CE) at least until the early Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) Aksu was known as Gumo 姑墨 [Ku-mo]. It was an important stop on the branch of the Silk road that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim basin between Kucha and Kashgar. In Buddhist Sanskrit it was known as Bharuka.^[1][2] There can be no question that Gumo refers to the present-day oasis of Aksu – although the ancient capital town of Nan ("Southern Town") was likely well south of the present town. Han commanderies and kingdoms AD 2. ... For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ... The Silk Road Silk Route redirects here. ... Dust storm in Taklamakan from space, June 25, 2005 The Taklamakan (also Taklimakan) is a desert of Central Asia, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Tarim River (Mandarin Dayan) is the principal river of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Kucha/Kuchar (Chinese Simplified: 库车; Traditional: 庫車; pinyin KùchÄ“; also romanized as Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu. ... Location of Kashgar Kashgars Sunday market Kashgar (also spelled Cascar[1]) (Uyghur: /; Chinese: ; pinyin: , ), is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

During the Former Han it is described as a "kingdom" (guo) containing 3,500 households, 24,500 individuals and with 4,500 people able to bear arms. It is said to have produced copper, iron and orpiment.^[3] Orpiment Orpiment prepared as a paint pigment Orpiment is a common monoclinic crystalline mineral Chemical Composition: As2S3, arsenic trisulfide Molecular Weight: 246. ...

The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited this "kingdom" in 629 CE and referred to it as Baluka. He recorded that there were tens of Sarvastivadin Buddhist monasteries in the kingdom and over 1000 monks. He said the kingdom was 600 li from east to west, and 300 li from north to south. Its capital was said to be 6 li in circuit. He reported that the "native products, climate, temperament of the people, customs, written language and law are the same as in the country of Kuci (Kucha), but the spoken language is somewhat different." He also stated that fine cotton and hempen cloth made in the area was traded in neighbouring countries.^[4] A portrait of Xuanzang Xuanzang (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsüan-tsang; CantoneseIPA: jyn4tsɔŋ1; CantoneseJyutping: jyun4zong1) was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator that brought up the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period. ... The Sarvastivada (roughly, Proclaiming that all exist) --a reference to one of the distinguishing doctrines of the school, the existence of dharmas in all of the three times (past, present, and future). ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Li or li may refer to: Lee or Li is a transliteration of several Chinese and Korean family names, see Li (Chinese name) and Lee (Korean name). ... Kucha/Kuchar (Chinese Simplified: 库车; Traditional: 庫車; pinyin Kùchē; also romanized as Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu. ...

Aksu was strongly connected with Kucha, though its spoken language differed a little from standard Kuchean. It was positioned on a junction of trade routes; the northern-Tarim silk road, and a route north to the fertile Ili River valley. Kucha/Kuchar (Chinese Simplified: 库车; Traditional: 庫車; pinyin Kùchē; also romanized as Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Tocharian is one of the most obscure branches of the Indo-European language group. ... The Silk Road Silk Route redirects here. ... The Ili River is a river in Kazakhstan and in the western part of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China. ...

Around 1220 it became the capital of the Kingdom of Mangalai . The Kingdom of Mangalai was a stae that succeeded the old Aksu kingdom and took Aksu as ist Capital. ...

Timeline

• 630: Xuanzang visited the kingdom.

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Neighbours

The kingdom bordered Kashgar to the south-west, and Kucha, Karasahr then Turfan to the east. Across the desert to the south was Khotan. Location of Kashgar Kashgars Sunday market Kashgar (also spelled Cascar[1]) (Uyghur: /; Chinese: ; pinyin: , ), is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Kucha/Kuchar (Chinese Simplified: 库车; Traditional: 庫車; pinyin KùchÄ“; also romanized as Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu. ... Karasahr (Also Karashahr, meaning black city. Sanskrit Agnideśa. ... position in China Street of Turfan View of the Flaming mountains Emin minaret, Turfan Turfan (Uyghur: تۇرپان; Uyghur latin: Turpan; Modern Chinese 吐魯番, Pinyin: TÇ”lÇ”fán; ) is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Mosque in Khotan. ...

Literary sources

• The Chinese History of the Western Han records some information about the kingdom.
• Either the Old Book of Tang or the New Book of Tang records Xuanzang's information and a little extra.

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References

1. ^ Notes to the translation from the Hou Hanshu by John E. Hill
2. ^ Bailey, H. W. (1985): Indo-Scythian Studies being Khotanese Texts Volume VII. Cambridge University Press. 1985.
3. ^ Hulsewé, A. F. P. and Loewe, M. A. N. 1979. China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty, p. 162. E. J. Brill, Leiden.
4. ^ Li, Rongxi. Translator. 1996. The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. Berkeley, California.

• Hill, John E. 2003. "Annotated Translation of the Chapter on the Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu." 2nd Draft Edition. [1]
• Puri, B. N. Buddhism in Central Asia, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, Delhi, 1987. (2000 reprint).
• Stein, Aurel M. 1907. Ancient Khotan: Detailed report of archaeological explorations in Chinese Turkestan, 2 vols. Clarendon Press. Oxford. [2]
• Stein, Aurel M. 1921. Serindia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China, 5 vols. London & Oxford. Clarendon Press. Reprint: Delhi. Motilal Banarsidass. 1980. [3]
• Yu, Taishan. 2004. A History of the Relationships between the Western and Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions. Sino-Platonic Papers No. 131 March, 2004. Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania.

External links

• Silk Road Seattle (The Silk Road Seattle website contains many useful resources including a number of full-text historical works)

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Wujiaqu (Chinese: 五家渠; pinyin: WÇ”jiāqú) is a sub-prefecture-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the Peoples Republic of China, north of Urumqi. ... Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 伊犁哈薩克自治州, Pinyin: YÄ«lí Hāsàkè zìzhìzhōu, Kazakh: ىله قازاق اۆتونومىيالى وبلىسى / Іле Қазақ автономиялы облысы, Uyghur: ئىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ۋىلايىتى / Ili ĶazaÄ· aptonom wilayiti), in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tacheng Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 塔城地区; pinyin: TÇŽchéng DìqÅ«; Uyghur: تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. ... Altay Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿勒泰地区; pinyin: Ä€lètài DìqÅ«; Uyghur: ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى / Altay Vilayiti) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. ... Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 伊犁哈薩克自治州 Yīlí Hāsàkè zìzhìzhōu, Uyghur: Ili Ķazaķ aptonom oblasti), in northernmost Xinjiang, is the only Kazakh autonomous prefecture of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Town square in Yining/Ghulja, July 2005 Yining (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Yíníng; Uighur غۇلژا Ghulja; also Ili, Yili, Kuldja, Kulja, Ghulja, Ining) is a city in western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of northwestern China, and the capital of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... Kuitun (Chinese: 奎屯; pinyin: Kuítún) is a county-level city with about 144,000 residents in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. ... The Yining (Ghulja) County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... Tekes County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... The Nilka County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... The Zhaosu County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... The Xinyuan (Künes) County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... The Huocheng (Qorghas) County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... The Gongliu (Toqquztara) County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. ... Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 察布查尔錫伯自治县; pinyin: Chábùcháěr Xíbó Zìzhìxiàn; also transliterated as Chapchal) in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in northern Xinjiang is the only Xibe autonomous county of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tacheng Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 塔城地区; pinyin: TÇŽchéng DìqÅ«; Uyghur: تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. ... Tacheng, (Chinese: 塔城; pinyin: TÇŽchéng), or Qoqek, is a county-level city (1994 est. ... Wusu (simplified Chinese: 乌苏; traditional Chinese: 烏蘇; pinyin: WÅ«sÅ«; also known as Usu) is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang. ... The Emin (Dörbiljin) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture. ... The Yumin (Chaghantoqay) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture. ... The Shawan (Sawen) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture. ... The Toli County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture. ... The Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Tacheng Prefecture. ... Altay Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 阿勒泰地区; pinyin: Ä€lètài DìqÅ«; Uyghur: ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى / Altay Vilayiti) is located in northern Xinjiang, China. ... Altay or Aletai (Chinese: 阿勒泰; pinyin: Ä€lètài) is a city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qinghe County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... Jeminay County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... The Fuyun County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... The Burqin County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... The Fuhai (Burultoqay) County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... The Habahe (Qaba) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...