The stone castle of Jungar is the city of Tashkent. In Uzbek, Tashkent means Stone City. The name of Stone City does not come from the stone city wall, but from the huge pebbles that are very common outside the city. Tashkent is also a city.

The ancient city with a long history has appeared as early as the 2nd century BC. It should be a product of the Hellenism in Central Asia. Later it became a must-pass place on the Silk Road and became prosperous. But when the Sengge army came

When Tashkent fell under the city, the stone walls built in the Hellenistic era no longer existed, and the prosperity of the city had long since become history.

Facing the invasion of the Mongols, the local Uzbek nobles showed great courage and resisted until the end. The city was almost razed by the flames of war.

The Dzhungar people who had begun to build a city and settle down soon discovered the superior geographical location and climatic conditions of Tashkent. The city is located to the west of the Chatkal Mountains and in the center of the oasis in the Chirchik Valley, a tributary of the Syr Darya River on the right bank.

It is not far from the main stream of the Syr Darya River and is surrounded by fertile farmland and pastures. As long as the Dzungars occupy Tashkent, they will be able to control a large area of ​​land suitable for farming and pasture that is very rare in Central Asia.

In addition, 300 miles upstream along the Syr Darya River is the Fergana Basin, the most fertile and fertile area in Central Asia.

The Jungars only need to build a new strong castle on the ruins of Tashkent, then build a branch city at the confluence of the Chirchik River and the Syr Darya River, and finally control the city at the exit of the Fergana Basin.

The ancient city of Khujand can firmly control the wettest and richest region in Central Asia.

What makes the Sengge King of Jungar even more satisfied is that the Chirchik Valley where Tashkent is located and the areas on both sides of the middle reaches of the Syr Darya River have experienced a significant reduction in population due to years of war. Nearly 40,000 square miles (10,000

There is almost no human habitation in the area of ​​​​square kilometers).

Therefore, after the war that destroyed the Bukhara Khanate, King Sengge decided to move his royal city from Chuhe City to Tashkent, and built a stone castle on the ruins of Tashkent as the capital of the Jungar Kingdom.

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A large number of people who farmed on both sides of the Chu River also moved to the vicinity of Shibao King City according to King Sengge's order, and they were all allocated fertile land.

As for the Mongolian heartland of the Jungar Kingdom, after absorbing a large number of Khalkha Mongolians, Horqin Mongolians and Eight Banner Mongolians who fled from the east, the number has exceeded 800,000. These people were divided into 12 groups by King Sengge

Ten thousand households, 120 thousand households. Among them, 4 ten thousand households are royal court ten thousand households, and eight ten thousand households are allocated to Sengge's brothers and uncles, called vassal town ten thousand households.

All four royal households were moved around Tashkent, two along the Chirchik River and two along the Syr Darya River. Each household was allocated fifteen thousand square miles of land (almost 600

Ten thousand acres, nearly 100 acres per person), began to transform from nomadic to half-farming and half-pastoral.

Among the ten thousand households in the remaining eight feudal towns, two are half-cultivating and half-grazing "city-based households". One belongs to Galdan and is placed in Chuhe City. The other belongs to Sengge's uncle Chuhu'er Ubas.

, was placed on the plain on the left bank of the Syr Darya River to guard the southwest gate of the Stone Castle Royal City. A castle was also built as the ruling center, named Wangshu Castle.

The other six vassal towns were nomadic households, and were placed in Dayuzi and Zhongyu to the north of Chuhe Prefecture (the area around Shibao City was called Wangtingfu, and the area under the jurisdiction of Chuhuer Ubas was called Wangshufu).

On the grassland, he was responsible for suppressing the resistance of the Kazakhs and resisting the Rakshasa people who invaded from the east.

To the north of these six nomadic vassal towns, Wanhu, there are several tribes located in southern Siberia, sandwiched between the Jungar Kingdom and the Rakshasa Kingdom. They are considered vassals of the Jungar Kingdom.

The largest among them is the Durbot tribe, one of the four Oara tribes. They are now nomadic in the lower reaches of the Irtysh River, and their activity range is not far from Tomsk, the stronghold of the Rakshasa Kingdom in Western Siberia. From a few decades ago

From the beginning, the Rakshasa Kingdom, which was expanding to the east, has been trying to get the four tribes of Wara, including the Jungar Tribe, to surrender. Now that the Jungar Tribe has evolved into the Jungar Kingdom, the Rakshasa Kingdom naturally has no ideas, but

The Dulbert tribe and some other small tribes are still the targets of the Rakshasa Kingdom.

While the Rakshasa Kingdom was poaching the Jungar Kingdom, Sengge, who became the king of the Dzungar Kingdom, also began to poach the Rakshasa people. He sent lama missions to the Torgut tribe who had moved to the lower reaches of the Volga River to lobby.

They surrendered to the Jungar Kingdom.

In addition, the Kazakhs who were forced into Xiaoyuzi by Zhungar were also in the Rakshasa state. Although the Kazakhs who were the target of the Jungar state were defeated repeatedly, they did not stop resisting, so the Rakshasa people have been supporting the Kazakhs in their resistance.

The Jungar Kingdom hopes to force the Kazakhs of Xiaoyuzi to surrender.

Because there are conflicts between Zhungar and the Rakshasa Kingdom in southern Siberia, the Xiaoyuzi Grassland and the lower reaches of the Volga River, the contradiction between the Jungar and the Rakshasa Kingdom seems difficult to reconcile.

The conflict between the Jungar Kingdom and the local Tianfang Sect forces in the river is also difficult to reconcile. When they joined forces to destroy the Bukhara Khanate, everyone thought that the Jungar Kingdom was just a grab-and-go operation that had long existed on the Mongolstan grasslands.

This is what the tribes do. When they don't have anything to eat or drink, they come to the rich oases in the middle of the river to grab some, and then leave when they're done.

But this time the Jungar Kingdom changed its rules and wanted to live in the river permanently, and also enclosed the richest land in the river area. This angered the Khiva Khanate and the Turkmen tribe (originally surrendered to Khiva Khan

Kingdom and the Bukhara Khanate), they have already discussed how to distribute the territory currently occupied by the Jungar Kingdom.

In particular, the Khanate of the Khiva Khanate and the Khanate of the Bukhara Khanate, as well as the families of the clansmen, were ready to inherit them, but they were robbed by the Jungar Kingdom. Can you not hate it?

Because the Khiva Khanate is close to Persia and the Ottomans, it can receive assistance from these two advanced Tianfang religious countries, so its military strength has never been weak. Now it is the heyday of the Khiva Khanate. Abul, who passed away not long ago,

Both Haz Khan and his successor Anusha Khan were good at fighting. After determining that the Dzungar Kingdom would take root in the Transoxiana region, Anusha Khan began to reconcile with his old enemies, the Turkmen, and also sent people to seek help from Persia and the Ottomans.

He also contacted Aurangzeb, who occupied Samarkand, and wanted to launch a war of gods to drive away the Jungar Kingdom.

As for Aurangzeb who occupied Samarkand, no matter how ferocious he was in India, after arriving in the river, he was a good gentleman and sent people to Bukhara (the capital of the Khiva Khanate) every three days.

He moved from the city of Khiva to the city of Bukhara) and Shibao Royal City to give gifts, and also pretended to persuade Anusha Khan to reconcile with King Sengge.

So when Shesta Khan came to the Shibao Royal City with rich gifts, Sengge Khan gave him extremely high courtesy and went out of the city to greet him personally. He also welcomed the Wazir (prime minister) of the Timur Empire in India who had just entered the palace.

A very simple palace was built.

Seeing this palace made of wood and stones, it had good defensive functions, but it was definitely not comfortable to live in. Shesta Khan remembered the emperor of Hindustan. It seemed that both Aurangzeb and Sangh were reluctant to part with it.

What a miser who spends money!

"What? Alamgir wants me to surrender and convert to Tianfang Sect? Is he crazy? Does he want to go to war with me?"

He happily welcomed Shasta Khan into the palace. King Sengge immediately became angry after listening to the general in Timurid's envoy relaying Shasta Khan's words.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Shasta Khan heard King Sengge's roar. He knew that the Mongolian was angry without anyone interpreting it, but he still had something to say. "My Majesty, calm down. Alamgir didn't really want you to

I want to become his servant, but I want to reconcile the conflicts between you and the Tianfang believers you rule. Please listen to my explanation.

First of all, the Timur Empire is the orthodox state in the Transoxiana region. Once you become a vassal of the Timur Empire, you can legitimately rule Fergana and the Syr Darya River Basin.

Secondly, Alamgir also wants to marry his most beautiful daughter, Princess Nisha, to the king, and is also willing to provide you with an annual allowance of 10 million rupees in silver coins after you marry Princess Nisha.

Third, your conversion to the Tianfang Religion is just a formality, just to appease the people who believe in the Tianfang Religion in the Ferganyi Basin, and also to avoid the War of Gods. Now the Khiva Khanate is planning a War of Gods. If you are on the surface

Once you become a believer, there is no excuse for the war between gods.
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