Battle of Yesil Kol Nor

Summary

The Battle of Yesil Kol Nor (Chinese: 伊西洱庫爾淖爾之戰) is an 18th-century war painting created by Chinese court painters and European Jesuits. It was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty as part of an order of 16 large battle paintings (8 metres wide by 4 metres tall) to commemorate battles that took place in Qurman, in modern-day Tajikistan in February 1759. The battles resulted in the Qing Empire successfully regaining control of Xinjiang from the Turks who had occupied the province following the ousting of the Dzungar people from the region by Qing forces.[1]

Battle of Yesil Kol Nor
Part of the Ten Great Campaigns
DateSeptember 1759
Location
Yechil Koul Nor (Lake), Xinjiang
Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Khwāja-i Jahān and Burhān al-Dīn
Commanders and leaders
Fu De
Arigun
Khwāja-i Jahān
Burhān al-Dīn
Strength
10,000 infantry
10 zamburaks
20 cannons
10,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
400 2,000 surrendered
many dead and wounded
The plinth of Chinese Monument set by the Lake Yashilkul, photoed by the Russian in the 19th century.

References edit

  1. ^ "Historical Background of the Battle of Qurman Painting from 1760, Qing Court Painting".