Afaq Khoja

Afaq Khoja
The tomb of Afaq Khoja near Kashgar
The tomb of Afaq Khoja near Kashgar
Born
Hidayat Allah

1626
Died1694 (aged 67–68)
Resting placeAyziret, Xinjiang, China

Afaq Khoja (Uyghur: ئاپاق خوجا), born Hidayat Allah (Uyghur: هدایت‌الله; Chinese: 伊達雅圖勒拉), also known as Apaq Xoja or more properly[note 1] Āfāq Khwāja (Persian: آفاق خواجه), was a Naqshbandi īshān[1] and political leader with the title of Khwaja in Kashgaria (in present-day Southern Xinjiang, China). He was also known as Khwāja Hidāyat Allāh (خواجه هدایت‌الله).


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  1. ^ Aliya de Tiesenhausen (2022). The Social Role of Art and Culture in Central Asia.

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