Emblem of East Turkestan

The Emblem of East Turkestan (Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان دۆلەت گېربى) was adopted on 12 November 1933, when the Islamic Republic of East Turkestan declared independence. After the fall of the country, it became a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement and appears on the official emblem of the East Turkistan Government in Exile.

Description

All of the elements featured in the emblem are in azure, which is the tincture of blue in heraldry.

Basmala

The basmala in the middle is stylised as a tughra.

Crescent

There is a crescent moon under the Basmala.

Three Stars

There is three stars on top of the emblem which represent three independent states which existed in or throughout the East Turkestan territory.

• Turkic Khaganate
• Uyghur Khaganate
• Kara-Khanid Khanate

Circles

There are 18 circles with different sizes which represent 18 local tribes who lived in the territory, which also represent the moon cycle.

• Pechinek
• Qipchaq
• Oghuz
• Basmil
• Qay
• Yabaqu
• Tatar
• Kyrgyz
• Chigil
• Toqsi
• Yaghma
• Oghraq
• Charuq
• Chumul
• Uyghur
• Tangghut
• Qitan
• Qarluq

See also

• First East Turkestan Republic
• Flag of East Turkestan

References