Alternative History
People's Republic of Altishahr
Алтишәһәр Хәлқ Җумһурийәти
Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Xinjiang
Flag of the People's Republic of Altishahr (Chrysanthemum) Emblem of the People's Republic of Altishahr (CPC)
Flag Emblem
Anthem: 
Qurtuluş Marşi

Location of Altishahr (CPC)
Location of Altishahr
CapitalKashgar
Official languages Uyghur
Ethnic groups  Uyghurs; Kazakhs; Kirghizs; Mongols; Dzungars; Han Chinese
Religion Irreligion; Islam; Buddhism; Tengriism
Demonym Altishahri
Government Unitary state; Single-party council republic
 -  State Chairman
 -  Premier
Legislature Supreme People's Assembly of Altishahr
 -  Upper house Assembly of the Nationalities
 -  Lower house Assembly of the Union
Establishment
 -  Formation of Democratic Altishahr November 12, 1944 
 -  Independence from China September 1, 1945 
Population
 -   estimate 20,831,450 
Currency Som (ASC)
Time zone (UTC+6)
Internet TLD .as, .aш
Calling code +998

Altishahr (Uyghur: Алтишәһәр Altişähär), formally the People's Republic of Altishahr (Uyghur: Алтишәһәр Хәлқ Җумһурийәти Altişähär Khälq Jumhuriyäti), is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by the Soviet Union to the northwest, Mongolia to the northeast, Afghanistan to the southwest, China to the southeast, and Tibet to the south.

The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Altishahr's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. It is a constitutionally socialist state and ruled by the Altishahri People's Revolutionary Party. Its capital and largest city is Kashgar.

Politics and government[]

The Constitution of the People's Republic of Altishahr was promulgated in 1949 and modeled after the Soviet constitution. Similar with its Mongolian counterpart, the Altishahri constitution follows closely the Soviet democratic model. It specifies the guiding role of the Altishahri People's Revolutionary Party (Алтишәһәр Хәлқ Инқилаби Партиыиси Altişähär Khälq Inqilabi Partiyisi, APRP) as the "vanguard of people's revolution".

Based on the Soviet model, the electoral processes are taking place from the bottom up in which the voters are organized in two basic units: the workers of a workplace unit and the inhabitants of a district. At the highest level of this people's assemblies is the Supreme People's Assembly (Aлий Хәлқ Маҗлис Aliy Khälq Majlis) which consisted up of two legislative chambers: the upper house Assembly of the Nationalities, represent the residential-based delegates, and the lower house Assembly of the Union, represents the workplace-based delegates.

When in recess, the Supreme People's Assembly elects the Central Executive Committee from among its members to act on its behalf. The Committee acts as a collective presidency for the republic, although its chairman is by virtue the head of state of Altishahr who commonly referred as the "State Elder" (Дøлет Бег Dölet Beg).

The Committee appoints the members of Council of Ministers with the recommendation from majority of the deputies on the Assembly. The Council of Ministers issues decrees and decisions that are binding throughout the country. The chairman of the Council is synonymous with the office of head of government and referred as the "Premier" (Премьер Premyer, in Soviet style, or Башлиқи Başliqi, in Turkic style).

History[]

Chinese-Soviet condominium[]

World War II[]

National liberation[]

March of Progress[]

Economic setback[]

Economic reforms[]

Socialist bloc integration[]

War on Terror[]

New Silk Road[]

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This article is part of Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum