- Amannisa Khan
Amannisa Khan, (
1526 -1560 ) (Uyghur:ئاماننىسا خان) was the daughter of a forester. When she was thirteen years oldAbdurashid Khan was out hunting, he heard her singing, and fell in love with her. He made her Queen of theYarkand Khanate orUyghurstan .Amannisa Khan collated and preserved the
Uyghur musical legacy, theTwelve Muqam s. [zh icon [http://www.kashi.gov.cn/English/Tourism/Customs/12muqams.htm Kashgar Welcome You! ] ] Nowadays they have been incorporated into the List of Intangible Cultural Relics ofUNESCO . Amannisa Khan passed away at the age of 34 due to sickness. Her remains were buried in Royal Cemetery Park near Yarkand.Links
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