Two kilometers east of the Silk Road town of Turfan stands the Amin Mosque with its monumental minaret, the tallest in China. The mosque was built in 1779 during the Qing Dynasty in memory of the Uygur King Amin Khoja (also known as Imin Khoja, Emin Hejo, or Emin Hedro) by his son King Suleiman.
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Ismailimail 
can someone explain how this Uygur king got a name like Amin Khoja? It is quite an intriguing fact
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Wow!
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