Turghun Almas

Turghun Almas
Born	(1924-10-30)October 30, 1924 Kashgar, Xinjiang
Died	(2001-09-11)September 11, 2001 Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Occupation(s)	Historian, poet

Turghun Almas (Uyghur: تۇرغۇن ئالماس; Simplified Chinese: 吐尔贡·阿力玛斯; 30 October 1924 - 11 September 2001) was an Uyghur historian and poet born in Kashgar. He was criticized for his "support for ethnic nationalist separatists" by Wang Lequan. He was jailed from 1943 to 1946 and again from July 1947 to April 1949 for his political activities. In 1950 he became an editor for the Azadliq (Freedom) newspaper.

Turghun is perhaps most noted for his book Uyghurlar. He began researching Uyghur history in 1980 and the book was banned after its publication in 1992. He was allegedly under house arrest until his death while he was in Ürümqi.

References

• http://www.uygur.org/enorg/h_rights/report_may_2002.html
• http://www.meshrep.com/UighurCalendar/1030.htm

External links

• Example of one of his poems
• Excerpts from Uyghurlar here and here.