The Revolt of 1916. The flight of Kyrgyz people to China

Abstract

The revolt of 1916 is one of the pages in the history of Kyrgyz people, who had to overcome so many challenges, and which deserves paying a particular attention. I. Arabaev Kyrgyz State University organized a scientific research expedition devoted to the 100th anniversary of this revolt. So, the main resources for this article are the materials gathered during this expedition-oral testimonies of the Kyrgyz inhabitants living in the village Kok-Terek of Tekesoodan of Ile-Kazakh oblast, in Shaty village of Mogul-Kurooodan, in Nylky village administratively referring to Kulja city, and the archives.