House of Khodja

Japanese: ホジャ家 - ホジャけ

A religious aristocratic family active mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries in the cities of Kashgar and Yarkand in East Turkistan. They are also called the Kashgar Khojas. They are so named because they are a branch of the Naqshbandi sect (Khoja sect) of Bukhara. In addition to their religious authority, they also became economically powerful after the 17th century thanks to donations from the Moghulistan Khan family, and continued to have a major influence on political trends in East Turkistan, such as Muslim rebellions, until the 19th century.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

17～18世紀を中心に，東トルキスタンのカシュガル，ヤルカンド等の都市を本拠に活動した宗教的貴族の家系。カシュガル･ホジャ家とも呼ぶ。ブハラのナクシュバンディー教団(ホジャ派)の一分派であるためこのように呼ばれる。17世紀以降，その宗教的権威のほかに，モグーリスターン･ハーン家の寄進を受けて経済的にも強大となり，以後19世紀に至るまで，ムスリムの反乱など東トルキスタンの政治的動向の決定に大きな影響力を持ち続けた。

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