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This ethnicity names a travelog written by the envoy Tamim ibn Bahr, who described a resplendent “golden tent” that sat atop a palace while visiting a capital city. The island monastery of Por-Bajin was likely built by a ruler of this ethnicity who converted to Manichaeism (“MAN-ih-KEE-ism”) after (10[1])liberating Luòyáng. A 144-foot tall (10[1])minaret celebrates a general of this ethnicity named Emin Khoja, who helped carry out an 18th-century (10[1]-5[1])genocide. (-5[1])This ethnic group led the Ili Rebellion along (10[1])with (10[2])regional minorities (10[1]-5[1])like Kazakhs. In (-5[1])840, the Yenisei (“yen-ih-SAY”) Kyrgyz (-5[1])sacked Ordu Baliq, the capital of a (10[1])khaganate ruled by this ethnicity whose founder united nine Oghuz (“oh-GOOZ”) tribes. (10[1]-5[2])Contemporary activists like Rebiya Kadeer (-5[2])argue for the creation of an independent state (-5[2])for this ethnicity (10[1])in East Turkestan. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])ethnic group (10[1])who today live in Xīnjiāng ■END■ (10[10])

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