This article is about modern city of Korla, sometimes known as Kroran. For the ancient state also known as Krorän, see Loulan Kingdom. For the organist, see Korla Pandit.
Korla has existed since at least the Han dynasty. Korla is known for its production of fragrant pears and is a production center for the Tarim oil fields.
History
Han dynasty
Korla was known as Yuli (尉犁) (reconstructed pronunciation of first character:*i̯wəd)[12] during the Han dynasty. Yuli is said in the Hanshu or 'History of the Former Han' (covering the period 125 BCE to 23 CE),to have had 1,200 households,9,600 individuals and 2,000 people able to bear arms. It also mentions that it adjoined Shanshan and Qiemo (Charchan) to the south.[13]
In 61 CE,the Xiongnu led some 30,000 troops from 15 kingdoms including Korla,Karashahr,and Kucha in a successful attack on Khotan.
In 94 CE,the Chinese general Ban Chao sent soldiers to punish the kingdoms of Yanqi (Karashahr),Weixu (Hoxud),Yuli (Korla),and Shanguo (in the western Kuruk mountains).
"He then sent the heads of the two kings of Yanqi (Karashahr) and Yuli (Korla) to the capital where they were hung in front of the residences of the Man and Yi princes in the capital (Luoyang). (Ban) Chao then appointed Yuan Meng,who was the Yanqi (Karashahr) Marquis of the Left,king (of Kashgar). The kings of Yuli (Korla),Weixu (Hoxud),and Shanguo (in the western Kuruk mountains) were all replaced."[14]
After the rebellion of the "Western Regions" (106−125 CE),only the kings of Korla and Hoxud refused to submit to the Chinese. Ban Yong,the son of Ban Chao,along with the Governor of Dunhuang,attacked and defeated them.[15]
Tarim Basin in the 3rd century
Three Kingdoms era
The 3rd century Weilüe records that Korla,Hoxud and Shanwang (Shanguo) were all dependencies of Karashahr.[16]
Yettishar
The contemporaneous historian Musa Sayrami (1836–1917) stated that ruler Yaqub Beg of Yettishar was poisoned on May 30,1877,in Korla by the former hakim (local city ruler) Niyaz Hakim Beg of Yarkand,[17] although Niyaz Hakim Beg and other sources stated that his death was by suicide or in battle against the Qing dynasty.[17][18]
Qing dynasty
Francis Younghusband,passed through "Korlia" in 1887 on his overland journey from Beijing to India. He described it as being prosperous and the country round about well-cultivated,with more land under cultivation than any other town he had passed. Maize seemed to be the major crop but rice was also grown. There was a small Chinese town,about 400 yards (370m) square with mud walls about 35 feet (11m) high and with a ditch. There were round bastions at the angles,but none at the gateway. A mile (1.6km) south was the Turk town,but its walls were in ruins. It had one main street about 700 yards (640m) long. "The shops are somewhat better than at Karashar,but not so good as at Turfan."[19]
People's Republic of China
Korla was incorporated as a city on September 30,1979.[20]
On January 8,1965,more than 170 Chinese Communist cadres were immolated by Mongols during an anti-Communist riot at a state farm in Korla (Kurla).[10]
In September 2019,drone video appeared which ASPI (a defense industries funded Australian think tank)[21][22] alleged as showing the mass transfer of hundreds of ethnic minority prisoners,which drew the comment "deeply disturbing" from Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in describing the video.[23]
Geography
Korla is approximately 200 kilometres (120mi) southwest from Ürümqi,although,due to the intervening Tian Shan,the road distance is considerably greater.
The Iron Gate Pass (Tiemen Pass) leading to Karasahr is about 7 kilometres (4.3mi) north of the city and,as it was easily defended,playing an important part in protecting the ancient Silk Roads from raiding nomads from the north.
The Kaidu River,also known as the Konqi River or Kongque River,flows through the center of Korla,a unique feature amongst cities in Xinjiang. While the literal meaning of the Chinese name "Kongque River" is "Peacock River",the name originates from a semantically distorted transliteration of the Uyghur name "Konqi Darya" which means "Tanner's River".[24]
Climate
Korla has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWk) with extreme seasonal variation in temperature. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −6.6°C (20.1°F) in January to 26.8°C (80.2°F),and the annual mean is 12.0°C (53.6°F),which is still warmer than most locales at the same latitude further east in the country. Precipitation totals only 59.2 millimetres (2.33in) annually,and mostly falls in summer,as compared to an annual evaporation rate of about 2,800mm (110in);there are about 3,000 hours of bright sunshine annually. The frost-free period averages 210 days. The period between April and October closely resembles subtropical climates,but the continental nature is facilitated by the rapid drop of temperatures going into winter.
Climate data for Korla,elevation 900m (3,000ft),(1991–2020 normals,extremes 1971–2020)
In the 2010 Chinese census,the city had a total population of 549,324 people,a significant increase from the 381,943 recorded in the 2000 census.[30] The city is home to 23 ethnic groups.[20]
The city had 430,000 inhabitants in 2007,increasing with 20,000 people every year,majority of whom were Han Chinese,with a large minority of Uyghurs (about 100,000) and smaller numbers of Mongols and Huis.[citation needed]
The proportion of nationalities in Korla City,2018
Korla has long been the biggest centre in the region after Karashahr/Yanqi itself,having abundant water and extensive farmlands,as well as controlling the main routes to the south and west of Karashahr/Yanqi.[citation needed] Due to the discovery of oil in the Taklamakan Desert,Korla is now both more populous and developed than Karashar/Yanqi.[citation needed]PetroChina's Tarim oil fields operations are headquartered in Korla.[20][32]
The city reported a fiscal revenue of 4.572 billion Yuan in 2019.[20] In the same year,the city's GDP grew 5.6%,fixed asset investment grew 10%,the public budget grew 5%,retail sales grew 8%,and the city's CPI grew 2.3%.[20]
Korla is known for its production of fragrant pears (库尔勒香梨).[33]
The city's main attractions include the Iron Gate Pass,Lotus Pond (莲花池),Sun Island (太阳岛),Princess Peak (公主峰),Yuzigan Old City (玉子干旧城),Tuowuqi Ancient City (托务其古城),Airlike Ancient City (爱力克古城),Ku'erchu Mound (库尔楚土墩),Jiamai Mosque (加麦清真寺),and Yeyungou Ruins (野云沟遗址).[33]
1 2 Mihray Abdilim, Joshua Lipes (21 September 2020). "Missing Uyghur Confirmed Dead by UN Working Group on Disappearances". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Elise Anderson. Retrieved 23 September 2020. Most recently, Hapiz had been conducting business between Kashgar and Korla (Kuerle)—a county-level city in Bayin'gholin Mongol (Bayinguoleng Menggu) Autonomous Prefecture and the XUAR's second-largest city—several prefectures away.
↑ "EXCAVATIONS iv. In Chinese Turkestan". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 24 September 2020. Large-scale works were undertaken at the site of Šikšin, half-way between the towns of Qara Šahr and Kurla, which occupies a plateau of about 15 hectares.
↑ Hulsewé, A. F. P. and Loewe, M. A. N. 1979. China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty, p. 177. E. J. Brill, Leiden.
↑ Hill, John E. 2004. The Peoples of the West from the Weilüe (魏略by Yu Huan魚豢: A Third Century Chinese Account Composed between 239 and 265 CE. Draft annotated English translation.
↑ Younghusband, Francis E. (1896). The Heart of a Continent, p. 148. John Murray, London. Facsimile reprint: (2005) Elbiron Classics. ISBN1-4212-6551-6 (pbk); ISBN1-4212-6550-8 (hardcover).
1 2 3 4 5 库尔勒概览[Korla Overview] (in Chinese). Korla People's Government. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
↑ Nara Shiruku Rōdo-haku Kinen Kokusai Kōryū Zaidan, Shiruku Rōdo-gaku Kenkyū Sentā: Opening up the Silk Road: the Han and the Eurasian world, Nara International Foundation Commemorating the Silk Road Exposition, 2007
↑ 库尔勒 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
↑ 2019年统计用区划代码. stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
↑ 库尔勒市历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-01-30. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
↑ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数[3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
↑ 公司简介[Company Profile]. China National Petroleum Corporation (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
1 2 3 库尔勒市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2015-01-30. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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