Payziwat
Payziwat is the alternative form of Payzawat.
Meaning of Payzawat
Proper noun
Payzawat
- A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- Local government officials confirmed for the first time this month that an organized uprising against Chinese rule took place as late as the early 1980s.
Moslem peasants in Payzawat, 100 kilometres east of Kashgar, raided a military armoury and attacked Han Chinese with the stolen weapons. Units of...1988 May 24, Andrew Roche, “Racial tensions simmer on China's ancient Silk Road”, in Jerusalem Post, volume 56, number 16834, via Internet Archive, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6
- Synonyms:
- Jiashi, Kiashi, Chia-shih, Ch'ieh-shih
- Local government officials confirmed for the first time this month that an organized uprising against Chinese rule took place as late as the early 1980s.
Origin of Payziwat
From Uyghur پەيزاۋات (peyzawat).
Questions about Payziwat
- What is Payziwat the alternative form of?
- Payziwat is the alternative form of Payzawat.
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