Battle of Yesil Kol Nor


The Battle of Yesil Kol Nor is an 18th-century war painting created by Chinese court painters and European Jesuits. It was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor of the Chinese Qing Empire as part of an order of 16 large battle paintings to commemorate battles that took place in Qurman, Xinjiang province in February 1759. The battles resulted in the Qing Empire successfully regaining control of Xinjiang from Turks who had occupied the province following the ousting of the Dzungar people from the region by Qing forces.