Kurban Tulum
Kurban Tulum | |||||||
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| Born | 1883 | ||||||
| Died | 26 May 1975 (aged 91–92) | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer and electrician | ||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||
| Uyghur | قۇربان تۇلۇم | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 库尔班·吐鲁木 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 庫爾班·吐魯木 | ||||||
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| Chinese nickname | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 库尔班大叔 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 庫爾班大叔 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Uncle Kurban | ||||||
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Kurban Tulum (Uyghur: قۇربان تۇلۇم; Chinese: 库尔班·吐鲁木; 1883 – 26 May 1975), also known as Uncle Kurban (库尔班大叔), was a Uyghur farmer and electrician who lived in the oasis town of Keriya, in Xinjiang, China. The government of the People's Republic of China promotes him as a symbol of unity between the Uyghurs and Han Chinese.