It happened to most native peoples, who are driven from their homelands by a great foreign power. People's rights are violated and they are treated like second class citizens. Native Americans, Africans, Siberians, Indians, it happened to them all. A new superpower has arisen in Asia, Communist China, which has gained enormous influence, using the largest army in the world. The native peoples of the western borders have suffered the most, and most people have heard of Tibet's struggle. Most of us, however, have not heard of another, more violent crackdown on the Uyghur people. This article will take you through all the inner workings of the conflict, from the background, to the reasons, to the violence. Located in Xianjing Province, Uyghurs are isolated by huge mountains, deserts, Communist China and extreme poverty. The Uighurs are of Turkic origin and were one of the 9 original tribes. One of these tribes, the Ottomans, sacked Constantinople in 1459, beginning the reign of the sultans for 400 years. The superpower created a huge empire, from its roots in Türkiye, stretching from the Russian steppes to the Alps to India, stamping its name on history in blood. European history in the 1400s, 1500s, and 1600s centered on the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire and the Arab people created two huge empires in an extremely short time. They crushed the medieval Christian kingdoms around Jerusalem and quickly began attacking Christian kingdoms in Spain, Greece, and the Balkans. These conflicts between Muslims and Christians were the longest and bloodiest in world history and persist to this day. These Ottomans are, understandably, the most affluent...... middle of paper......the rights of human beings are being violated, and who is responsible for making sure that the rights are not violated, as well as if China lived up to its responsibilities as a world power by taking care of its people. Works Cited "About Uyghurs | Uyghur American Association". About the Uyghurs | American Uyghur Association. Network. January 20, 2014. “China: Sinkiang Uyghur Autonomous Region” Encyclopedia Britanica. Ed. Jacob E. Safra. 26 vols. London: Encyclopedia Britanica Inc, 2002. P 213-224. "Introduction to the Uyghur people". About.com Chinese culture. Rete. 21"Terrorism in China". Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 18, 2014. Web. January 21, 2014."Uighur." Uyghur language, alphabets and pronunciation. Network. January 21, 2014."Xinjiang." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 January 2014. Web. 21 January 2014. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/