英文摘要 |
In the aftermath of the Qing conquest in 1759, the young Sarimsaq Khwaja, brought by his father Burhan al-Din, escaped to Central Asia. Sarimsaq Khwaja and his descendants thenceforth prepared for the Khwaja family's comeback in southern Xinjiang for many years. However, two key questions about Sarimsaq Khwaja are still unresolved. First, the Qing's officials in Kashgar were informed that there were two Sarimsaq Khwajas when they were searching for him, so the truth of Sarimsaq Khwaja's birth remains a mystery. Second, it is a well-known fact that the elder Sarimsaq Khwaja used to live in the Khoqand Khanate, while his early life is little known. This article solves these two questions of Sarimsaq Khwaja's life by using a series of Manchu archives, showing the internal difficulties faced by the Qing dynasty's rule in Kashgar. In addition, it also reveals Sarimsaq Khwaja's intercourse with Badakshan's ruler Sultan Shah, Ahmed Shah and Timur Shah of the Afghan Durrani, and Qubad, the former governor of Kunduz, all of whom were political figures in Central Asian territories west of Pamir. This is crucial to understanding the relationship between the Qing and Central Asia in the eighteenth century. |