Uyghuristan
Proper noun
  1. A geographical region in Inner Asia which is inhabited by the Uyghurs and consists of Turpan and Kumul Depressions.
    • The success of this trade depended upon the security of four areas- the oases south of the T'ien Shan mountains in the area known as Uyghuristan, the towns of Transoxiana, the cities of Persia, and the commercial centers of Turkey.
      The elite, primarily Buddhist, Turkic society centered in the south around Turpan became known as Uyghuristan from 932 to 1450, to distinguish it from the Muslim Türks living in the western parts of Xinjiang.
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