Chapter 17 Kizilsu's Descend
The one who came to report to Yelianak was Luka, the general under Ya'an.
Yerenak was a little curious about how he came here through the Pamir Plateau, which lasted thousands of miles from north to south, because Luka had only three hundred cavalry around him.
"General"
Looking at the former Gray-clothed Guard, who was born in the Altay Sal Khanate in front of him, who was also from the Qiergis tribe and was still walking all the way from the Daxia Primary School, and appeared as the No. 2 figure of the Peshawar Khanate. Ya'an's son-in-law Luka couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
The emergence of the Daxia Kingdom not only changed the political territory in the north of the desert, but also changed the face of the entire Anxi.
This includes the Qiergis people. If it were still normal history, there were hundreds of thousands of people in the Dingkou. The most powerful Qiergis tribe in the middle reaches of the Yenisei River would have remained in Russia and Junggar during the 17th century. Except for a few people who stayed there, they became the Hakas people of later generations, and most of them moved to the near Tianshan Mountains.
The emergence of the Great Xia Kingdom made most of the Qiergis still stay where they were, and only a few came to Lake Isek and near the Fergana Basin.
But it was these few people who made the surrounding Bukhara, Kazakhstan and Yarkand covetous.
"Please allow me to talk about the Pamir Plateau before answering your question"
"A long time ago, the Lite people occupied a dominant position in the Hezhong area. Oh, they are now called Tajik people. In the entire Central Asia area, they are the only Persian tribe. After the rise of the Turks, oh, this is also due to the Central Plains dynasty, and this has become the world of the Turks, and Turkic language has become the most widely distributed language here."
"This scene is no exception even if the Mongols come..."
"How did you know all this?"
"General, Abullahazi and his son of Shiva Khanate, once wrote two books. Fortunately, these two books about the descendants of Shuchi and the hereditary Turks have not been officially published. As the Minister of Commerce of the Kazakh Khanate, he saw it. Of course, this was also a means for Abullahazi and his son to win over Lord Ya'an at that time."
"In the Tang Dynasty and early Song Dynasty, although Turkic language was mainly spoken, the official language was Persian. After the Mongols came in, Turkic language became a language that was both an official language and a folk language."
"After the Turks occupied the main position in the river area, they originally spoke Persian, and were originally a settled ethnic group of semi-herders and half-agricultural peoples. Oh, no, no, no, it should be called Tajiks. They were naturally oppressed. Except for a few people who stayed in the valleys of the two major river basins of the Ezelavshang River and the Amu River, most of them went up the mountain."
"Oh, you mean that the main tribe on the Pamir Plateau is the Tajiks now?"
"General, don't worry, listen to me slowly. On the Zelavshang River, around the Amu River, to the south is the Pashtun plateau, and to the east is the Pamir Plateau composed of the Bakda Mountains, Darwaz Mountains and Wakhan Valleys. There are very high altitudes, and there are alpine valleys and meadows everywhere. Only a small number of places can be cultivated. This is the main distribution area of the Tajiks."
"The north of here is the Kizilsu River, the Wahesh River in the middle, and the Penchi River to the south. Each river has countless tributaries. These rivers irrigate and nurture the Tajiks."
"In the center of the plateau, there is a place called Murgab, and there is a kingdom. The current Khan is Shah Kuda III. In his father's time, the Tajiks on the plateau were almost unified. Due to the unification of the Tajiks on the plateau, Kurgan asked for goodbye in the Gisar Basin, and the Tajiks in Talukan also fled to the plateau."
"When I saw that the total number of Tajiks on the plateau had exceeded 50,000. In the past, because the north was the powerful Bukhara Khanate and Yarkand Khanate, Kuda could only develop southward. They had fought with the Mongol Empire, and both sides were unbeaten. Because this place was too bitter and cold, the Mongol people looked down on it, but they just asked them to provide some tribute regularly."
"At the same time, Kuda and his son also paid tribute to Bukhara, later Kazakhs and Yarkand. These forces all allowed their existence. Not long ago, Lord Ya'an led 50,000 southern Kazakhs to fight south several times and suffered repeated defeats, the Tajiks finally began to expand south."
"They believe that the Mongol Khanate will definitely not pay attention to them after repeated defeats. Because our newly entered army has not yet established a stable foothold, our eyes must be looking at the vast plains to the east, and they look down on the bitter and cold land of the mountains."
"I didn't expect that Lord Ya'an and Zaidu were born in the extremely bitter and cold tundra forest area east of Lake Baikal. Compared with that, the Pamir Plateau is much more comfortable. Not long ago, Da Khan personally led an elite mountain brigade to break into the southern part of the Pamir Plateau. He fought with Kuda III three times and was defeated. Kuda III then realized that it was not easy to mess with the new Indian Khanate..."
"Indian Khanate?"
"Oh, Aurangzeb is still in the hands of our country. Since our country already has the Indus River, it is inappropriate to call it Peshawar or Mardan. The Khan had a sudden inspiration and claimed to the outside world that his country was called the Indian Khanate."
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"In this world, after the Khan established his own country, no country except the Khan was in the eyes of Khan. Don't worry, Khan had a secret agreement with His Majesty the Emperor of the Khan. He promised that his country would not cross the Amu River in his life."
"After defeating the Tajik Khanate on the Pamir Plateau, the Khan did not prepare to suppress the entire plateau, but made a covenant with Kuda III. Kuda III handed over the Uzbek, Qiergis, and Yarkand people who were attached to him on the plateau, with a total of about 10,000 households. The Khan then married his second daughter to Kuda III's eldest son, and both sides became the favor of Qin and Jin."
"Around the plateau, the Gizal Basin was originally the territory of the Bukhara Khanate. Now after the demise of Bukhara, the local Uzbek nobles were in Gizal. By the way, I have seen the map drawn by His Majesty the Emperor. The place he marked Dushanbe. I have carefully visited it. There is indeed a place called Dushanbe, but it is just a small village. It means Monday in Persian, a small market, a stronghold on the Silk Road in history. I don't know how His Majesty learned it."
"Near Dushanbe, is the Gizar Castle built by the Uzbeks. To the south of Gizar, on the south bank of the Vahsh River is the famous Kurgan Quebe Oasis, the famous Kurgan city was built by the Tajiks, and Kunduz further south has become the territory of the Crimeans."
"Although the Khan has separated from the Kazakh Khan, during his support to the Khanate, the Khanate could not help but double the amount of arable land, and the treatment of craftsmen has also increased. At present, although the Kazakh Khanate lacks Xiaoyuzi and Zhongyuzi tribes, its combat power and finance are stronger than before."
"But as the brother-in-law of Jianger Khan and a Qierjis, although he was included in the ranks of white bones, my Khan knew that this was only temporary. Compared with the orthodox white bones, his status was shaky, so when he was at his highest prestige, he led his troops south and was good for both sides."
"Based on this point, the name of the Ya'an Khan is in Gisar, Kurgan, and Kunduz is well known. The army of our Great Indian Khanate can enter and exit freely, at least until now."
Ye Liannak suddenly thought of something.
"Sir, I heard that there were many jihadists coming to the Kizilsu Basin in front. You must know how many of them are from what tribes they come from. I only got 20,000 people, 10,000 people are still in the Fergana Basin, and another 10,000 people are coming to the Kizilsu Basin, and are preparing to stop our army from advancing."
"General, you are really asking the right question. After Lord Ya'an took charge of the major power of the Kazakh Khanate, I became the Minister of Commerce of the Khanate, dealing in the West Asia area, traveling to the entire Tianfang Cult world, Europe to Albania, Africa to Eritrea, South Asia to Delhi, and the Arabian Peninsula to Yemen."
"In general, the most pious and fanatical believers mainly come from Kurds, the nomadic tribes centered on Mecca and Medina in the Arabian Peninsula, and the places close to the Red Sea in East Africa, and then the Pashtuns, especially the Pashtuns. They have lived in the plateau and mountain for a long time and are brave and good at fighting. This time it is mainly them."
"In addition to the 20,000 people entering the Yarkand Khanate, in the Gisar Basin, oh, that is, the Dushanbe Valley marked by His Majesty, there are 20,000 people, all from the Pashtuns south of the Amu River. If Mamud in the Kizilsu Basin is defeated, they will become the second line of defense to resist your country's entry into the upper reaches of the Amu River."
"What do you think of this person in Mamuth?"
"Haha, they are known as saints, the descendants of the founder of the Tianfang Sect, but the real situation is no longer verified. But even so, they still became the main force that can influence the overall situation of the Yarkand Khanate. After the defeat of the Yarkand Khanate, the Montenegro and Baishan factions united in unity and protected the Khanate's only successor, Abdullah and the eldest grandson Abdullahif, who escaped to the Ferkand Basin, which was a power vacuum after our troops headed south."
"I've been a little more stable. The White Mountain Sect and the White Mountain Sect have started to act evil again. Not long ago, the former base camp killed the White Mountain Sect, which is also descended from the saints, in Kashgar. They dominated the religious power of the Khanate. After the defeat of the Yarkand Khanate, the prestige of the descendants of the Khanate royal family had fallen to the clouds. For the people, the prestige of religious leaders at this time was even higher."
"So, Abdulativ has become a puppet of Mamuth?"
"That's not. When Abdulatif fled west in a hurry, there was a group of Qiergis cavalry with a population of about 5,000. The leader was Abdulatif's brother-in-law. They naturally surrounded Abdulatif and entered the Fergana Basin, and then collected some Qiergis, Tajiks and Tahagans nomadic in the mountains around the basin..."
"Taha's killing people?"
"It is in the era of Yesmu Khan of the Kazakh Khanate, the tribes around Tashkent who supported the governor of Tashkent to support the army and cause rebellion. After coming to the Fergana Basin, they called themselves Daolang. After thirty years of development, they also had thousands of tribes, which was not at all inferior to the Qiergis."
"At present, the regular army of the Yarkand Khanate has expanded to 10,000 people, but this number of people Abdulativ has no sense of security. In the past, they were able to mobilize 100,000 troops on the vast lands in Turpan and Hotan, but under the attack of the Hanhai Army, the country was destroyed in half a year. Can these 10,000 people now reassure him?"
"In the last pilgrimage to Mecca, Mamuth also went. After Koprolu learned about it, he immediately issued a sacred war order in the Tianfang Sect world. Forty thousand saints entered the Amu River Basin. This time it was different. With the assistance of Ottomans, Persia and other countries, the equipment and supplies of these 40 thousand saints were not short of, and their combat power was quite considerable."
"This time, Koprolu summoned the jihadists, not only considering their faith and piousness, but also taking into account combat capabilities. Therefore, this time, the jihadists cannot be compared with the past."
"Jihadists?" Ye Liannak thought to himself, "Besides not afraid of death, how can they be as good as the regular army? Even if there are too many people, they are not afraid of death. If they are not afraid of death, they will have to go to death after being injured."
His face remained calm. He stopped Luka from continuing to speak, but asked, "You are that... ahem, the second person in the Great Indian Khanate, who can personally cross the entire Pamir Plateau to come here. In addition to telling the emperor of our country what your Khan means, there should be other things."
"To tell you the truth, I have arranged for the fast horse to ask His Majesty if you mean it. Start here and enter the near Isek Lake again, and then enter the Chu River Basin and the Sir River. The distance is at least a thousand miles. At the speed of our fast horse, it takes as long as three days a day, and one week a day is still there. Your Majesty still needs to consider it carefully, and ten days is the least."
"I'm going to tell you that before that, Your Majesty had seen me and explained some things."
Chapter completed!