Early 20th-century CE travelers to the region referred to the group as "Mountain Tajiks",[3] or by the Turkic exonym "Ghalcha".

Khusraw purportedly told some of his disciples to settle down in the area to continue to aid and preach to the local converts about Ismailism.

The Qing claimed suzerainty over the Taghdumbash Pamir in the southwest of Xinjiang, but permitted the Mir of Hunza to administer the region in return for their tributes.

[13] Tajiks made up the majority of slave trafficked and sold in Xinjiang to the Sunni Muslim Turkic inhabitants and they were seen as foreigners and strangers.

This caused a massive brawl between several Russians and local Uyghurs, the latter acting on the pretense of protecting Muslim women.

Qing officials quickly dispersed the crowd and sought to end tensions immediately to prevent the Russians from building up a pretext to invade Xinjiang.

Delegations of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Xinjiang government met to discuss future cooperation.

Bekri agreed to collaborate in several thematic areas of mutual interest, including poverty alleviation, education, investment in tourism, and financial services.

Only a single mosque is allowed to operate in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, and children under 18 are not permitted to attend it.

The senior male is in charge of managing the entire household and the family's wealth through consulting with the rest of the men in the house.

The families of the couple also decide on the dowry amount, plan the engagements and wedding dates, and choose who can attend.

This is followed by the family who burn incense and close any room or ceiling windows as this is believed to purify the path for the deceased.

For forty days after the burial, the closest relatives of the deceased will begin to abstain from personal comforts like by keeping their hair unkempt or uncut.

On the last day, friends and family come together to bathe and clean the mourners and to convince them to return to their daily lives.

[9] The two main celebrations of the Tajiks are Nowruz (the Persian New Year; ched chader in Sarikoli, meaning "cleaning the house") and the Pilik festival.

Right before Nowruz begins, families rigorously clean their homes and sprinkle the inner walls with putuk (wheat flour) to wish for a successful year.

[9] Seasonal rituals such as Zuwur zoht (irrigation) and Teghm zuwost (seed sowing) used to be commonplace but presently a pir (a local religious master) or khalifa (a religious functionary who is trained under a pir) blesses the agricultural implements in the fields by reciting verses from the Quran.

[9] Because of the harsh and scarce environment in which the locals live in, Tajiks mostly rely on cultivating whatever arable land is available and engage in small-scale animal husbandry.