Amannisa Khan
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Amannisa Khan, sometimes called Amanni Shahan, (1526-1560) (Uyghur
:ئاماننىسا خان) is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, part of the Uyghur
musical legacy. The Muqam of Xinjiang has been designated by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?RL=21
Amannisa Khan was the daughter of a forester. When she was thirteen years old Abdurashid Khan
was out hunting, heard her singing and fell in love with her. He made her Queen
of the Yarkand Khanate
or Uyghurstan. She died at the age of 34 due to sickness in childbirth. Her remains were buried in Royal Cemetery Park near Yarkand.
The only known source mentioning her by name is the History of Musicians (Tavarikh-i Musiqiyyun) by Mu'jiz (Mojize).
In the 1990s a mausoleum was built in her birthplace (Yarkand) to honour her contribution to Uyghur culture.
Uyghur language
Uyghur , formerly known as Eastern Turk, is a Turkic language with 8 to 11 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China. Significant communities of Uyghur-speakers are located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and various other...
:ئاماننىسا خان) is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, part of the Uyghur
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
musical legacy. The Muqam of Xinjiang has been designated by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?RL=21
Amannisa Khan was the daughter of a forester. When she was thirteen years old Abdurashid Khan
Abdurashid Khan
Abdurashid Khan , was the ruler of Yarkand Khanate in Uyghurstan between 1533 and 1560 years.Khan was a descendant of the first moghul khan-Tughluk Timur Khan and was born in 1508...
was out hunting, heard her singing and fell in love with her. He made her Queen
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of the Yarkand Khanate
Khanate
Khanate, or Chanat, is a Turco-Mongol-originated word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan. In modern Turkish, the word used is kağanlık, and in modern Azeri of the republic of Azerbaijan, xanlıq. In Mongolian the word khanlig is used, as in "Khereidiin Khanlig" meaning the Khanate...
or Uyghurstan. She died at the age of 34 due to sickness in childbirth. Her remains were buried in Royal Cemetery Park near Yarkand.
The only known source mentioning her by name is the History of Musicians (Tavarikh-i Musiqiyyun) by Mu'jiz (Mojize).
In the 1990s a mausoleum was built in her birthplace (Yarkand) to honour her contribution to Uyghur culture.