Emblem of East Turkestan

Emblem of East Turkestan شەرقىي تۈركىستان دۆلەت گېربى
Armiger	Islamic Republic of East Turkestan
Adopted	12 November 1933
Crest	Three mullets azure
Shield	Basmala and crescent moon azure
Supporters	Lunar phase azure

The Emblem of East Turkestan (Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان دۆلەت گېربى) was adopted on 12 November 1933, when the Islamic Republic of East Turkestan declared independence. After the fall of the country, it became a symbol of the East Turkestan independence movement and appears on the official emblem of the East Turkistan Government in Exile.

Description

All of the elements featured in the emblem are in azure, which is the tincture of blue in heraldry.

Basmala

Prime minister Sabit Damolla and ministers of the Islamic Republic of East Turkestan in front of a board which included the emblem in the center

The basmala in the middle is stylised as a tughra.

Crescent

There is a crescent moon under the Basmala.

Three Stars

There is three stars on top of the emblem which represent three independent states which existed in or throughout the East Turkestan territory.

• Turkic Khaganate
• Uyghur Khaganate
• Kara-Khanid Khanate

Circles

There are 18 circles with different sizes which represent 18 local tribes who lived in the territory, which also represent the moon cycle.

• Pechinek
• Qipchaq
• Oghuz
• Basmil
• Qay
• Yabaqu
• Tatar
• Kyrgyz
• Chigil
• Toqsi
• Yaghma
• Oghraq
• Charuq
• Chumul
• Uyghur
• Tangghut
• Qitan
• Qarluq

See also

• First East Turkestan Republic
• Flag of East Turkestan