{"title":"Musa Sayrami","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusa Sayrami’s works delve into rich historical narratives, offering readers a profound glimpse into Central Asian heritage. His texts, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Tarikh-i Ḥamidi\u003c\/em\u003e, blend meticulous scholarship with vivid storytelling, illuminating cultural and political landscapes of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose drawn to arts and culture will find in Sayrami’s writing a thoughtful exploration of history’s intricate tapestry, where tradition and historical events intersect with enduring human themes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-tarikh-i-ḥamidi-by-musa-sayrami-9780231210034","title":"The Tarikh-i Ḥamidi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tarikh-i Ḥamidi\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic and tragic history from the region of Xinjiang in northwest China, the homeland of the Muslim-majority Uyghur people. Written in the early twentieth century, it chronicles a mass rebellion by the Muslims of Xinjiang against the China-based Qing empire from its beginnings in 1864 to the Qing reconquest of 1877 and its aftermath. Its author, Musa Sayrami, was an eyewitness to and participant in the rebellion, and he later became a servant to the state that arose from it: an emirate led by the Central Asian military commander Yaʿqub Beg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSayrami documents the optimism of the rebellion's early days, when local Muslims rose up to demand justice, as well as the tragedies that resulted from its leaders' hubris. Yaʿqub Beg's state offered hope for Islamic rule, but he turned out to be a flawed ruler, and the Qing reconquered the region. The narrative alternates dramatic scenes of battles and intrigue with colourful legends and reflections on the nature of politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSayrami wrote not only to record events being lost from memory three decades after the uprising but also to account for why the Islamic rebellion had failed. He draws on traditional Islamic scholarship to analyse the relationship between Qing and Islamic power, developing an incisive argument about politics and empire. Presenting a distinctly Uyghur perspective on China, Eurasia, and the world, \u003cem\u003eThe Tarikh-i Ḥamidi\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an invaluable lens on a period of flux and a cornerstone of Uyghur writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428329636076,"sku":"9780231210034","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231210034.jpg?v=1774477606"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/musa-sayrami.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}