In 1680, he ascended the throne of Yarkand. Exiled first to Tibet, and then to China, it is said this Muslim Sufi leader performed miracles in front of the Dalai Lama. Alexandre Papas, Soufism et politique entre Chine, Tibet et Turkestan: Étude sur les Khwajas Naqshbandis du Turkestan oriental, Jean Maisonneuve (Paris 2005).
