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Uyghurs

vr.tr.uyghurs · SOC.PER

Let an agent describe the Uyghur people, their language, history and culture with attribution, present the contested situation in Xinjiang neutrally with reports and government positions attributed, and route to entries for diaspora communities.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe the Uyghur people, their language, history and culture with attribution, present the contested situation in Xinjiang neutrally with reports and government positions attributed, and route to entries for diaspora communities.

A Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and Central Asia, numbering about 12 million in Xinjiang with communities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Pakistan, the United States and elsewhere, speaking the Uyghur language written in Arabic script, mostly Sunni Muslim, with a heritage of Silk Road oasis cities, Buddhist and Manichaean history and a distinctive culture of music, dance and cuisine; the situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 has been the subject of extensive international reporting and dispute.

What it is for: Not applicable; a people.

It can be describe the people and culture; relay language and history; present the Xinjiang situation with attribution; route to diaspora entries.

Distinguishing features

Turkic language

Oasis city heritage

Sunni Muslim majority

Contested contemporary situation

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a people.

Physical character

population in Xinjiang: about 12 million - 2020 census

language: Uyghur Karluk Turkic

diaspora: over 1 million - estimates vary

How it is recognised

Turkic people of Xinjiang and Central Asia

Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Pakistan, the United States and Beijing

Kazakhs and Uzbeks are related Turkic peoples; Hui are Chinese-speaking Muslims

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Turkic peoples

speaks - a Karluk Turkic language

Uyghur language

lives mainly in - the Uyghur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang

is related to - linguistically and culturally

Uzbeks

In practice

Families and kinds

Uyghurs in Xinjiang and elsewhere in China including Beijing

Uyghurs in Central Asia such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Uyghurs in Turkey

Uyghurs in Pakistan

Uyghur Americans and other Western diaspora

Standards and regulation

Chinese regional ethnic autonomy law

International human rights law and UN reporting

Sanctions and import laws in several countries relating to Xinjiang

Minority rights frameworks

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting contested claims as settled in either direction

Stereotyping through security narratives

Stale figures

Disrespecting the people or their self-designation

Also called

Uyghur AmericansUyghurs in TurkeyUyghur people in BeijingUyghurs in KazakhstanUyghurs in Pakistan

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand Who Uyghurs are.

Attribution.

Identity

Identity and language.

Identity

Identity.

  1. Who are the Uyghurs, where do they live, and what language do they speak? definition
  2. Is the question about the people, their language, the Xinjiang situation or a diaspora community? boundary

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What are Uyghur music such as the muqam, dance, cuisine, dress and literature? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific cultural form? action
History History.

Attribution.

Early

Early history.

Early

Early.

  1. How do historians describe the Uyghur Khaganate, the Kingdom of Qocho and the oasis cities of the Silk Road? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Modern

Modern history.

Modern

Modern.

  1. How did Qing conquest, the East Turkestan republics and incorporation into the PRC unfold, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Today Contemporary situation.

Attribution.

Xinjiang

Situation in Xinjiang.

Xinjiang

Xinjiang.

  1. What have UN bodies, governments, researchers and the Chinese government said about policies in Xinjiang since 2017, with each position attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral, attributed and current? boundary

Diaspora

Diaspora.

Diaspora

Diaspora.

  1. Where do Uyghur diaspora communities live, such as in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Pakistan and the United States, and what do studies say about them? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific community? action
Context Religion and language.

Context.

Religion

Religion.

Religion

Religion.

  1. How did Uyghurs move from Buddhism and Manichaeism to Islam, and how is religion practised today, with sources? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Language

Language.

Language

Language.

  1. What are the features and scripts of the Uyghur language, and what is its status? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Uyghur language? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should the Xinjiang situation be a separate entry?
  • How should UN, NGO, academic and government sources be linked and attributed?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming diaspora communities; should they be split off?