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June 8, 1872, Muhammad Yaqub Bek signed a treaty with Russia. Russia acknowledge his sovereignty in Xinjiang, in exchange he permit Russians to trade. If it were not the efforts of Zuo Zongtang, Xinjiang was already independent for long. Xinjiang is a cross road for multi folks. Its issues are quite complicated and thus its historical studies open to promising future. For details you may refer to our research finding: Wu Zhe, "Research on the History of Modern Xinjiang: A Survey".
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