Creation of Xinjiang Province and late-Qing provincial reforms (1884–1885)

1. Qing destroys the Dzungar Khanate

   Jan 1, 1755Labels: Dzungar Khanate, Qianlong Emperor

   • Britannica
   • Dzungar Wars

2. Amursana revolt deepens Qing pacification

   Jan 1, 1755Labels: Amursana, Oirat

   • Dzungar Wars
   • Dawachi

3. Qing consolidates control over Xinjiang

   Jan 1, 1759Labels: Dzungaria, Tarim Basin

   • Britannica
   • Xinjiang

4. Dihua emerges as a key northern garrison-city

   Jan 1, 1763Labels: Dihua r, garrison city

   • Urumqi

5. Dungan Revolt weakens Qing northwest control

   Jan 1, 1862Labels: Dungan Revolt, Gansu

   • St Petersburg 1881
   • Reconquest

6. Yaqub Beg establishes rule in Kashgaria

   Jan 1, 1865Labels: Yaqub Beg, Kashgar

   • Yaqub Beg
   • Reconquest

7. Russia occupies the Ili Valley during unrest

   Jan 1, 1871Labels: Ili Valley, Russian Empire

   • St Petersburg 1881
   • Livadia

8. Zuo Zongtang leads reconquest campaign west

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Zuo Zongtang, reconquest campaign

   • Britannica
   • Reconquest

9. Qing defeats Yaqub Beg’s state

   May 30, 1877Labels: Yaqub Beg, Zuo Zongtang

   • Yaqub Beg
   • Reconquest

10. Treaty of Livadia sparks the Ili crisis

    Oct 2, 1879Labels: Treaty of, Chonghou

    • Livadia
    • Livadia

11. Treaty of Saint Petersburg returns much of Ili

    Feb 24, 1881Labels: Treaty of, Russia

    • St Petersburg 1881
    • Britannica

12. Officials propose making Xinjiang a province

    Jan 1, 1883Labels: Tan Zhonglin, Liu Jintang

    • Tan Zhonglin
    • Xinjiang Qing

13. Qing establishes Xinjiang Province

    Jan 1, 1884Labels: Xinjiang Province, Qing government

    • Britannica
    • Xinjiang Qing

14. Liu Jintang becomes first provincial governor

    Jan 1, 1884Labels: Liu Jintang, Governor

    • Gov list
    • Tan Zhonglin

15. Dihua set as provincial administrative center

    Jan 1, 1884Labels: Dihua r, provincial capital

    • Xinjiang Qing
    • Urumqi

16. Late-Qing reforms anchor long-term rule in Xinjiang

    Jan 1, 1885Labels: Late-Qing reforms, Xinjiang province

    • Xinjiang Qing
    • Britannica