What Country Was Ürümqi In?
Ürümqi (Xinjiang Uygur, China) lies within 12 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Chagatai Khanate, from 1300 to 1599. The earliest state recorded here is Xiongnu (400 BC).
Who ruled Ürümqi?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Proto-Altaic pastoralists |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Xiongnu |
| 323 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Yuezhi |
| 100 BC – AD 399 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 400 – AD 599 | Ruanruan |
| AD 600 – AD 699 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Karluks |
| AD 800 – AD 899 | Tibetan Empire |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | Karluks |
| 1000 – 1099 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1100 – 1199 | Cuman-Kipchak confederation |
| 1200 – 1299 | Mongol Empire |
| 1300 – 1599 | Chagatai Khanate |
| 1600 – 1782 | central Asian khanates |
| 1783 – 1814 | Qing Empire |
| 1815 – 1913 | Manchu Empire |
| 1914 – 1959 | Xinjiang |
| 1960 – today | China |
ÜrümqiBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.