Amannisa Khan

Āmānnisā Khan Nāfisi, also known as Amanni Shahan (Uighur: ئاماننىسا خان; Chinese: 阿蔓尼莎汗; pinyin: Āmànníshā Hàn; 1526–1560), was a concubine of Abdurashid Khan of the Yarkent Khanate. She is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, which is today considered a musical style of the Uyghur people of Northwest China. The Muqam of Xinjiang has been designated by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In the 1990s, a mausoleum was built in her birthplace to honour her contribution to Uyghur culture.

Amannisa Khan

Āmānnisā Khan Nāfisi, also known as Amanni Shahan (Uighur: ئاماننىسا خان; Chinese: 阿蔓尼莎汗; pinyin: Āmànníshā Hàn; 1526–1560), was a concubine of Abdurashid Khan of the Yarkent Khanate. She is credited with collecting and thereby preserving the Twelve Muqam, which is today considered a musical style of the Uyghur people of Northwest China. The Muqam of Xinjiang has been designated by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In the 1990s, a mausoleum was built in her birthplace to honour her contribution to Uyghur culture.