The regional rebellion referenced is that of Muhammad Ishaq Khan in Turkistan from 1888 to 1890, for which see Faiz Muhammad, vol. III, pp. 575 – 625, with digressions. back. From Wordnik.com. [Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier] Reference
Turkistan, which is now called the Xinjiang province of China. From Wordnik.com. [Bon and Tibetan Buddhism] Reference
The latest issue of a journal entitled Turkistan al-Muslimah (Muslim Turkistan) was recently published by a jihadi web forum (muslm. net, March 26). From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
An American translator had emigrated from East Turkistan, China, when she was 18. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Jan Honigsberg: Transforming Lives on This Side of the GTMO Wire] Reference
Turkistan, and Inner Mongolia, where the native people now constitute only 20% of a total population of 24 million. From Wordnik.com. [An Appeal to the Chinese People] Reference
The use of "Eastern Turkistan", the traditional name for this region, is outlawed, along with the blue star-crescent. From Wordnik.com. [Uighur vs Afghan: A study in contrasts] Reference
The game shifted in the 1920s, when the Bolsheviks carved out a handful of artificial republics from what had once been Turkistan. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Game, Chapter Two] Reference
In sharp contrast, China has been systematically executing Islamic separatists agitating in Xinjiang for the creation of Turkistan. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
Turkistan, on the Chinese frontier, there is a king named Quimus, the son of Timus, and that he has an only child, a daughter named. From Wordnik.com. [The Brown Fairy Book] Reference
Of Turkistan we know little, but what we know confirms my statement. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
He chose the ancient city of Samarcand (Sa-mar-cand '), in Turkistan. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Men of the Middle Ages] Reference
Baikal in the north and the entrance of eastern Turkistan to the west. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
It occurs in Africa, Arabia, Persia, and Turkistan, as well as in India. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official] Reference
Also bordering it is Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkistan, and Tajikistan. From Wordnik.com. [The Reality Check] Reference
When he invaded Turkistan, his army stretched along a line of thirteen miles. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity] Reference
Another video out of Turkistan makes more threats against the Olympics in Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference
The Turkistan front was also referenced by Zawahiri in his message of March 11, 2007. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference
Still, the five former Union Republics of the Soviet Union that make up most of Turkistan. From Wordnik.com. [Registan.net] Reference
Fresh and fresh multitudes poured down from Turkistan; the furious deluge of the Tartars under. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity] Reference
It may be approached from two directions -- from Turkistan or from Kashmir and the Karakoram Pass. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty] Reference
Beyond India, I have stated, the Sotadic Zone begins to broaden out, embracing all China, Turkistan and Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Brought commonly from Turkistan, it was, with certain quantities of sandalwood and ambra, made into a perfume. From Wordnik.com. [The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala] Reference
Customs, dress, thought, and language, are wonderfully alike among all Asiatics west of Thibet and south of Turkistan. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Isaacs] Reference
Russia also has forces based in Turkistan and is keen to see the back of the US in what it sees as its sphere of influence. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Gazprom, Ukrainian authorities discuss gas price] Reference
As you can conclude from Mr. Asscher's campaign poster, his integration efforts in Turkistan on the North Sea proceed very well. From Wordnik.com. [DowneastBlog] Reference
Turkistan (i. 132) offers an illustration of a "Batchah" (Pers. bachcheh = catamite), "or singing-boy surrounded by his admirers.". From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Turkistan and Tartary had poured down from their wildernesses through ages, to be withstood, and foiled, and reversed by an old man. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity] Reference
Sukhâvatî and the land of Saukavastan, governed by an immortal ruler and located by the Bundehish between Turkistan and Chinistan?. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
It had been a frontier town until the Turkistan - Siberian Railroad was built in the 1920's making the town a major one-way station. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
"The 'East Turkistan' forces have seriously interrupted the economic development of Xinjiang," the government said in a white paper. From Wordnik.com. [IBTimes.com RSS Feed] Reference
Two recent travellers, Mr. Palgrave and Mr. Vambéry, have described the present state of Mohammedanism in Central Arabia and Turkistan, or. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology] Reference
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