Id Kah Mosque
- For the mosque in Afghanistan, see Id Gah Mosque
| Id Kah Mosque | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |  Kashgar, China |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: 40°22′19″N 49°49′53″E / 40.37194°N 49.83139°E |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Saqsiz Mirza |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1442 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Minaret(s) | 3 |
The Id Kah mosque (Uyghur: Héytgah Meschit, Chinese: 艾提尕尔; pinyin: àitígǎěr) (from Persian: عیدگاه Eidgāh, meaning Place of Festivities) is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang, in the western People's Republic of China. It is the largest mosque in China. Every Friday, it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to 20,000.[1]
The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442 (although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996) and covers 16,800 square meters.
In 1933, on August 9, the Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhancang killed and beheaded the Uighur leader Timur Beg, displaying his head on a spike at Id Kah mosque.[2][3][4][5]
In March 1934, it was reported that the uighur emir Abdullah Bughra was also beheaded, the head being displayed at Id Kah mosque.[6][7]
In April 1934, the Chinese Muslim general Ma Zhongying gave a speech at Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, telling the Uighurs to be loyal to the Republic of China Kuomintang government at Nanjing.[8][9][10]
[edit] See also
- List of famous mosques
- Timeline of Islamic history
- Islamic architecture
- Islamic art
- List of mosques
- Islam in China
[edit] References
- ^ Peter Neville-Hadley. Frommer's China. Frommer's, 2003. ISBN 076456755. Page 302.
- ^ S. Frederick Starr (2004). Xinjiang: China's Muslim borderland. M.E. Sharpe. p. 77. ISBN 0765613182. http://books.google.com/books?id=tfWq65DlGxkC&pg=PA77&dq=timur+beg+ma+zhancang#v=onepage&q=timur%20beg%20ma%20zhancang%20head%20spike%20idgah%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ James A. Millward (2007). Eurasian crossroads: a history of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. p. 198. ISBN 0231139241. http://books.google.com/books?id=8FVsWq31MtMC&pg=PA197&dq=ma+zhancang+head#v=onepage&q=ma%20zhancang's%20men%20timur%20head%20id%20kah%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 93. ISBN 0521255147. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=warlords+and+muslims#v=snippet&q=temur%20head%20cut%20off%20spike%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ The British newspaper The Times reported that a turki chief was beheaded on August 25, 1933
- ^ Christian Tyler (2004). Wild West China: the taming of Xinjiang. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 116. ISBN 0813535336. http://books.google.com/books?id=bEzNwgtiVQ0C&pg=PA280&dq=warlords+and+muslims#v=onepage&q=head%20of%20abdullah%20id%20kah%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 123. ISBN 0521255147. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=warlords+and+muslims#v=snippet&q=abdullah%20afghans%20head%20sent%20to%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ S. Frederick Starr (2004). Xinjiang: China's Muslim borderland. M.E. Sharpe. p. 79. ISBN 0765613182. http://books.google.com/books?id=GXj4a3gss8wC&pg=PA79&dq=ma+zhongying+idgah#v=onepage&q=ma%20zhongying%20idgah%20mosque%20nanjing&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ James A. Millward (2007). Eurasian crossroads: a history of Xinjiang. Columbia University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0231139241. http://books.google.com/books?id=8FVsWq31MtMC&pg=PA200&dq=ma+zhongying+id+kah#v=onepage&q=ma%20zhongying%20id%20kah%20exhorting%20loyalty%20nanjing&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 124. ISBN 0521255147. http://books.google.com/books?id=IAs9AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=warlords+and+muslims#v=snippet&q=ma%20chung-ying%20mosque&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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