Ali Arslan Khan

Ali Arslan Khan
Khagan of Karakhanids
Reign	970?–998
Predecessor	Suleyman Arslan Khan
Successor	Ahmad Toghan Khan
Died	998
Burial	Ordam Padishah, Yengisar 38.9144°N 76.6567°E / 38.9144; 76.6567
House	Karakhanid dynasty
Father	Musa Baytash Khan
Religion	Islam

Ali Arslan Khan, Ali ibn Musa was the seventh ruler of the Karakhanids. He was the founder of the Alid line of the Karakhanids.[1]

Almost nothing is known about his reign except his unsuccessful raid into the Kingdom of Khotan in 998.[2] His tomb is located in Ordam Padishah, Yengishahar[2] and was an important mazar shrine and pilgrim site.[3] In September 2020, a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on Chinese oppression against the Uyghurs' religious practices stated that the site had been completely destroyed by 2019.[4] Since at least 2000, authorities had prevented mass pilgrimage to the site.[5]

His cousin, Hasan b. Sulayman, gradually became independent of him during his reign.

Family

He had at least five sons: Nasr Khan, Ahmad Toghan Khan, Mansur Arslan Khan, Muhammad and Jafar Tegin.

References

1. "ILAK-KHANIDS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
2. Bellér-Hann, Ildikó (2007). Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 9780754670414.
3. Shrine Pilgrimage among the Uighurs, Rahilä Dawut, Xinjiang University
4. Davidson, Helen (25 September 2020). "Thousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged, report finds". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. Thum, Rian (24 August 2020). "The Spatial Cleansing of Xinjiang: Mazar Desecration in Context". Made in China Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.