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 liberating Luòyáng. A 144-foot tall minaret celebrates a general of this ethnicity named Emin Khoja, who helped carry out an 18th-century genocide. This ethnic group led the Ili Rebellion along with regional minorities like Kazakhs. In 840, the Yenisei (“yen-ih-SAY”) Kyrgyz sacked Ordu Baliq, the capital of a khaganate ruled by this ethnicity whose founder united nine Oghuz (“oh-GOOZ”) tribes. Contemporary activists like Rebiya Kadeer argue for the creation of an independent state for this ethnicity in East Turkestan. For 10 points, name this ethnic group who today live in Xīnjiāng ■END■
ANSWER: Uyghurs (“WEE-goors”) [or Wéiwú’ěr; or Huíhé; or Huíhú; accept Uyghur Khaganate; prompt on Turks or Turkic peoples; prompt on Karluks or Qarluqs] (The “golden tent” sat atop the Uyghur palace in Ordu Baliq. Khoja Emin helped carry out the Dzungar Genocide.)
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