This is a timeline of the Xinjiang under the rule of the Qing dynasty.
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1697 | ʿAbdu l-Lāh Tarkhān Beg rebels against the Dzungar Khanate in Hami [1] | |
| 1698 | Qing dynasty occupies Hami [2] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1720 | Amin Khoja leads a rebellion in Turpan against the Dzungar Khanate and defects to the Qing dynasty [2] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1732 | Dzungar Khanate attacks Amin Khoja, who takes his people to settle in Guazhou [2] | |
| 1737 | Abuse by the Dzungars cause residents of the Tarim Basin to flee to the Qing dynasty [1] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1755 | Dzungar–Qing Wars : ʿAbdu l-Lāh Tarkhān Beg, Amin Khoja, Yusuf Beg, and Hakim Beg Hojis join the Qing dynasty in invading the Dzungar Khanate and fighting Amursana's rebellion [2] | |
| 1757 | Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas : Khoja Burhan-ud-din and his brother Hojan rebel against the Qing dynasty in Yarkand [3] | |
| 1759 | Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas : 100,000 Qing troops enter Xinjiang, forcing the Khoja brothers to flee to Badakhshan, where the sultan has them put to death and presented to the Qing; the entirety of the Tarim Basin is conquered by the Qing dynasty [4] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1762 | An imperial governor-general is set up in Xinjiang, known as the Ili governor-general; Xinjiang is divided into three geographic units: the Ili and Tarbagatay regions, the eight cities south of the Tian Shan range, and Urumqi [4] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1777 | Population of the Tarim Basin reaches 320,000 [5] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1814 | Hereditary posts in Xinjiang are abolished [6] |
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1826 | Population of the Tarim Basin reaches 650,000 [5] |