CChronica Maps

Kashgar: History, Former Names & Timeline

Oasis city on the western rim of the Tarim Basin where the northern and southern Silk Roads met.

Map showing Kashgar in AD 900Kashgar
Border map for AD 900. See the world in AD 900.

Explore Kashgar in the interactive map

Former names of Kashgar

FromNameNote
100 BCShule
1000Kashgar

Timeline of Kashgar

YearEvent
60 BCThe Western Han sets up the Protectorate of the Western Regions; Shule submits
AD 934The Kara-Khanid rulers convert to Islam and rule from Kashgar

Who ruled Kashgar

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BCProto-Tibetan cultures
323 BC–201 BCUnclaimed / no data
200 BC–101 BCBactria
100 BC–2 BCKushan Empire
1 BC–99Unclaimed / no data
100–199Kushan Empire
200–699Unclaimed / no data
700–799Tufan Empire
800–999Tibetan Empire
1000–1099Unclaimed / no data
1100–1199Karkhanids
1200–1299Kara Khitai Khaganate
1300–1599Chagatai Khanate
1600–1814central Asian khanates
1815–1913Manchu Empire
1914–1959Xinjiang
1960–todayChina