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CrossAsia Talks: Eric Schluessel 18.06.2026

12. Juni 2026/in Aktuelles, Veranstaltungen, Vortragsreihe "CrossAsia Talks"/von CrossAsia

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Wir freuen uns sehr, Dr. Eric Schluessel (University of Oxford) am 18.06.2026 ab 18 Uhr (Berliner Zeit) zu seinem mittlerweile zweiten CrossAsia Talk mit dem Titel The Ürümchi Mutiny of 1864: Revisiting the Muslim Uprisings and State in North Xinjiang  zu begrüßen. Während sein erster CrossAsia Talk noch hybrid stattgefunden hat, wird dieser hier eine reine Onlineveranstaltung sein.

1864 erschütterten zahlreiche Gewaltausbrüche Xinjiang. Der Vortrag deutet diese Ereignisse nicht als geheimnisvollen „muslimischen Aufstand“, sondern als Meuterei – vergleichbar mit den Geschehnissen in Indien im Jahr 1857. Durch die erneute Auswertung von Quellen in chinesischer, tschagataischer, persischer, russischer, manjurischer und arabischer Sprache, von denen viele seit über 140 Jahren von der Forschung nicht mehr herangezogen wurden, beleuchtet Eric Schluessel die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Ursachen, die Soldaten der Grünen-Standard-Armee und ihre Familien zu gewaltsamem Protest bewegten.

In Xinjiang, Qing Central Asia, in 1864, dozens of incidents of intercommunal and anti-state violence broke out seemingly all at once. Scholars have typically referred to these events as the “Muslim uprising(s)” and attributed their origins to a vast and secret conspiracy against the empire. In fact, the leaders of these uprisings were almost all among the Qing’s most favoured and celebrated representatives in the region, including successful military leaders. This is especially the case of the violence in North Xinjiang, which we think of as being led by Sino-Muslims. This talk reexamines these events not as a mysterious “uprising,” but instead as a munity not unlike that which took place in India in 1857. By revisiting sources in Chinese, Chaghatay, Persian, Russian, Manchu, and Arabic—many of which have not been consulted by scholars in over 140 years—it establishes the social conditions that led members of the Qing’s Green Standard army and their families to engage in violent protest against changing economic policies. It retells the story of the North Xinjiang uprisings and the emergence of a Sino-Muslim-led state.

Die Vortragssprache ist Englisch. Bei Fragen kontaktieren Sie uns unter: ostasienabt@sbb.spk-berlin.de.

Der Vortrag wird via Webex gestreamt und aufgezeichnet*. Sie können am Vortrag über Ihren Browser ohne Installation einer Software teilnehmen. Klicken Sie dazu unten auf „Zum Vortrag“, folgen dem Link „Über Browser teilnehmen“ und geben Ihren Namen ein.

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Alle bislang angekündigten Vorträge finden Sie hier. Die weiteren Termine kündigen wir in unserem Blog und auf unserem Mastodon und BlueSky an.

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We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Eric Schluessel (University of Oxford) to his second CrossAsia Talk, “The Ürümchi Mutiny of 1864: Revisiting the Muslim Uprisings and the State in North Xinjiang,” on June 18, 2026, starting at 6:00 p.m. (Berlin time). While his first CrossAsia Talk was held in a hybrid format, this one will be an online-only event.

In Xinjiang, Qing Central Asia, in 1864, dozens of incidents of intercommunal and anti-state violence broke out seemingly all at once. Scholars have typically referred to these events as the “Muslim uprising(s)” and attributed their origins to a vast and secret conspiracy against the empire. In fact, the leaders of these uprisings were almost all among the Qing’s most favoured and celebrated representatives in the region, including successful military leaders. This is especially the case of the violence in North Xinjiang, which we think of as being led by Sino-Muslims. This talk reexamines these events not as a mysterious “uprising,” but instead as a munity not unlike that which took place in India in 1857. By revisiting sources in Chinese, Chaghatay, Persian, Russian, Manchu, and Arabic—many of which have not been consulted by scholars in over 140 years—it establishes the social conditions that led members of the Qing’s Green Standard army and their families to engage in violent protest against changing economic policies. It retells the story of the North Xinjiang uprisings and the emergence of a Sino-Muslim-led state.

The lecture will be held in English. If you have any questions, please contact us: ostasienabt@sbb.spk-berlin.de.

The lecture will be streamed and recorded via Webex*. You can take part in the lecture using your browser without having to install a special software. Please click on the respective button “To the lecture” below, follow the link “join via browser” (“über Browser teilnehmen”), and enter your name.

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