Almaliq, Xinjiang

Almaliq (Uyghur: ئالمالىق; Chinese: 阿力麻里; pinyin: Ālìmálǐ),[4] also spelled Almalik,[5] Almalig,[5] was a medieval city in the Ili basin in present-day Huocheng County, Xinjiang, China along Kazakhstan border.

It is known from the accounts of the Persian historians and Chinese travelers of the Mongol era (13th to 15th centuries), in particular the 13th-century Daoist Qiu Chuji (Chang Chun).

According to the travel notes of Genghis Khan's chief adviser Yelü Chucai, the city of Almaliq was situated between the Tian Shan mountains and the Ili River.

An account by a Persian historian tells that in 1211, Prince Ozar of Almaliq acknowledged the supremacy of Genghis Khan.

Home to people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and religions, the city became an important Islamic center under the rule of Tughluq Temur, Khan of Moghulistan, from c. 1351 to 1363.

Kingdom of Chagatai in the Catalan Atlas (1375). The Khan Kebek is depicted with the caption: Here reigns the King Chabech ( Kebek ), lord of the Medeja [Media] Empire. He resides at Emalech (Almaliq). [ 1 ] His cities appear with the Chagatai flag ( ). [ 2 ] [ 3 ]