During the initial years of the
Western Han Dynasty, pertaining to the Western Shule region of the nation. In 1762, the Qing government in Kazuo relocated to Kashgar Gaer City (present-day
Kashgar City), situated two miles northwest of the newly established "Leining City". In 1826, Leining City was destroyed. In 1828, a new city was constructed, A governor was appointed to oversee it, designating it as Shule County, commonly referred to as the new city or Han City. The original Shule County was renamed Shufu County, which is the adjacent city of
Shule, typically called the old city or Back City. In the fall of 1955, the county people's government relocated to the town of Tokezak, marking the establishment of the new county town. In 2013, Awat Township (Awati; ئاۋات يېزىسى / 阿瓦提乡) and Yëngi'östeng Township (Yingwusitan; يېڭىئۆستەڭ يېزىسى / 英吾斯坦乡) were transferred to
Kashgar city. In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units. On April 28, 2014,
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping visited
Tokkuzak (Tuokezhake) during his inspection tour of Xinjiang. In 2014, the authorities of the
Xinjiang Autonomous Region dissolved Upar Township and subsequently reestablished it. On October 21, the government of the autonomous region consented to move
Aqqash Township (Akekashi) of Shushi County to the jurisdiction of
Kashgar City. ==Demographics==