Establishment of Qing administration in Ili and the Gansu-Xinjiang circuit (1762–1800)

1. Qing secures control after Khoja revolt

   Jan 1, 1759Labels: Altishahr Khojas, Tarim Basin, Qing military

   • Khoja Revolt

2. Military colonies established around Ürümqi

   Jan 1, 1760Labels: r mqi, Military colony, Qing garrison

   • Britannica Urumqi

3. Office of General of Ili is created

   Jan 1, 1762Labels: General of, Qing court, Xinjiang administration

   • General Ili
   • Xinjiang Qing

4. Suiding serves as first Ili headquarters

   Jan 1, 1762Labels: Suiding, Ili headquarters, Interim capital

   • Shuiding

5. Huiyuan fortress construction is ordered

   Jan 1, 1763Labels: Huiyuan, Qianlong Emperor, Fortress city

   • General Ili

6. Dihua (Ürümqi) founded as Qing walled city

   Jan 1, 1763Labels: Dihua, r mqi, Walled city

   • Britannica Urumqi

7. General of Ili moves to Huiyuan

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: General of, Huiyuan, Garrison move

   • Shuiding
   • General Ili

8. Nine Forts system expands in Ili Basin

   Jan 1, 1765Labels: Nine Forts, Ili Basin, Qing fortifications

   • General Ili

9. Dihua’s walled-city buildout completes

   Jan 1, 1767Labels: Dihua, Walled city, r mqi

   • Britannica Urumqi

10. Confucian institutions begin in Dihua

    Jan 1, 1769Labels: Confucian temple, State school, Dihua

    • Confucius Temple

11. Regional governance stabilizes under Ili generalship

    Jan 1, 1780Labels: General of, Regional governance, Junggar Basin

    • General Ili
    • Xinjiang Qing

12. 1800: Ili-centered administration becomes durable template

    Jan 1, 1800Labels: Ili-centered system, Frontier template, Xinjiang administration

    • Xinjiang Qing
    • General Ili