Yaqub Beg, Tajik adventurer, acquired his domain, the Kingdom of Kashgaria, when he reached 9th level.
Yaqub Beg, Tajik adventurer, acquired his domain, the Kingdom of Kashgaria, when he reached 9th level.
By 1865 Yakub Beg had become the commander-in-chief of the army of Kokand. Taking advantage of the Hui uprising in China's Xinjiang province, he led his Andijani army to capture Kashgar and Yarkand from the Chinese and gradually took control of most of the region, including Aksu, Kucha, and other cities in 1867.[3] He made himself the ruler of Kashgaria with its capital in Kashgar. At about this time he received the title of Atalik Ghazi ("Champion Father"),[4] by which he is sometimes known.
He then deposed his former master, the Naqshbandi shaykh Buzurg Khan (Busurg Khan) (the only survived son of Jahangir Khoja) of the White Mountain Khoja, in 1867, and declared that he was the Amir.[5] For the first few years, he was a vassal of the Khan of Kokand, but eventually declared independence.
Thank you, Flashman, for introducing me to this badass.
Forgot the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqub_Beg
It even lists his title: Champion Father
ReplyDeleteLater in Xinjiang's history, check out "Little Horse."
ReplyDeleteDid you get to his appearance in the Flashman series yet? He pops up in one of the earlier books.
ReplyDeleteNever mind. I read to the bottom. Dammit.
ReplyDeleteFlashman is heroically riding with Yaqub Beg and his tribesmen to blow up the Russian ammunition ships right now. Doped to the gills with whatever the Silk One slipped him.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite book so far.