Kurban Tulum

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Kurban, and not as Tulum.

Kurban Tulum
Born1883 (1883)
Keriya, Xinjiang, Great Qing
Died26 May 1975(1975-05-26) (aged 91–92)
Hotan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
Occupation(s)Farmer and electrician
Uyghur name
Uyghurقۇربان تۇلۇم‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQurban Tulum
Yengi YeziⱪⱩurban Tulum
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese库尔班·吐鲁木
Traditional Chinese庫爾班·吐魯木
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKù'ěrbān Tǔlǔmù
Chinese nickname
Simplified Chinese库尔班大叔
Traditional Chinese庫爾班大叔
Literal meaningUncle Kurban
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKù'ěrbān dàshū

Kurban Tulum (Uyghur: قۇربان تۇلۇم; Chinese: 库尔班·吐鲁木; 1883 – 26 May 1975), also known as Uncle Kurban (库尔班大叔), was a Uyghur farmer and electrician who lived in the oasis town of Keriya, in Xinjiang, China.[1][2] The government of the People's Republic of China promotes him as a symbol of unity between the Uyghurs and Han Chinese.[3]

  1. ^ Hayes & Clarke 2015, p. 102.
  2. ^ Moore, Malcolm (8 August 2008). "China tightens grip on western province Xinjiang". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2019. In the middle of the square, giant statues of Chairman Mao and Kurban Tulum, an Uighur farmer and electrician who crossed the Taklamakan desert to meet China's premier.
  3. ^ "Kurban Tulum meets Mao Zedong". centralasiatraveler.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.