Kashgar Prints - The Gunnar Jarring Central Eurasia Collection

Prints from the Swedish Mission in Kashgar

This bibliography lists literature produced by Swedish missionaries in Xinjiang, China, between 1892 and 1938. The region was then commonly called Eastern Turkestan. Missionaries used this name and referred to the local Turkic language as östturkiska (Eastern Turki), which evolved into modern Uyghur. Missionary work was conducted at stations in Kashgar, Yarkand, and Yengi-Hisar, with additional work among Chinese residents in Hancheng. Activities included orphanages, schools, hospitals, and a printing office established in Kashgar in 1912. This press was the only modern printing facility in southern Xinjiang until 1938, when missionaries were forced to leave.

Publications from Kashgar are commonly called 'Prints from Kashghar,' a title also used for a 1991 publication by Gunnar Jarring. These works are recognized as unique sources on the region, containing religious content alongside material on linguistics, history, geography, and social matters. Linguistically, they provide crucial evidence for the development of Eastern Turki into modern Uyghur.

Books related to the Swedish Mission in Kashgar

• 1991 Prints from Kashghar
• 1987 Mission and change in Eastern Turkestan
• 1909 Notes sur l'orographie ... Turkestan Oriental

Kashgar prints at SRII