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Thursday, 05 November 2009 00:00 |
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Background: Uyghur people The Chinese sources indicate that the Uygurs are the direct descendants of the Huns. The ancestors of the Uyghur tribe were Altaic pastoralists called Tiele, who lived in the valleys south of Lake Baikal and around the Yenisei River. The geographic location on the ancient trade routes between the East and the West, brought a cosmopolitan character to the Uyghur region, marked by linguistic, racial, and religious tolerance, but also made another populations interested in controlling those lands. So it happened that the Tiele (Uyghur people) were eventually subjugated by the Xiongnu Mongols in c 300 BC, who put them to work manufacturing weapons. The Uyghurs had an extensive knowledge of medicine and medical practice. As the Mongols did not have their own written language, the Mongolian vertical script was developed as an adaption of the Uyghur script to write the Mongolian language. It was introduced by the Uyghur scribe Tatar-Tonga, who had been captured by the Mongols during a war in around 1204.
The Story: It was when the Uyghur Kakhan had mysteriously vanished one night that the Uyghur Gurkhan (2nd in power) had to lead the Uyghur people by himself. It is the Uyghur shaman that assures the people the Kakhan is alive, and that they must expect for Kakhan's return in the near future. Meanwhile, the Uyghurs came to accep for the Uyghur Gurkhan to lead the Uyghur people. Unlike the Kakhan, the Uyghur Gurkhan believes his Uyghur people are the best warriors and most intelligent ones on the mongolian steppes. He is a charismatic and ambitious leader where his people sees him as a God of War. Since the arrival of the Miao tribe, there has been some incidents of stolen sheeps and goats. Uyghur Gurkhan, convinced that the Miao are barbaric thieves, was able to influence his people that the Miao tribe must also have something to do with the Kakhan's disappearance. The Gurkhan preaches to his people, "Let us not be fooled by these outsiders, never trust any of them. There is no reason to share our land and resources with these barbarians! If we can make them leave maybe then they will tell us where they've hidden our Kakhan!" The tension rises and leads the Uyghur and the Miao tribe on a malicious rivalry. The Great Khan was aware of the situation and had separated the two tribes on both opposite ends of the mongolian steppes. Are there any hidden intentions of the Uyghur Gurkhan? Who is to blame for the disappearance of the Uyghur Kakhan? Should the Mongols and Uyghurs really trust the Miao people? Will the Mongol empire be able to succeed in uniting those on the mongolian steppes to win against enemies outside the borders? |
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