by the early fall of 1864, the dungans of the ili basin in the northern circuit also rose up, encouraged by the success of ürümqi rebels at wusu and manas, and worried by the prospects of preemptive repressions by the local manchu authorities. the general of ili, cangcing (), hated by the local population as a corrupt oppressor, was sacked by the qing government after the defeat of his troops by the rebels at wusu. attempts by mingsioi, cangcing's replacement, to negotiate with the dungans proved in vain. on november10, 1864, the dungans rose both in ningyuan (the "taranchi kuldja"), the commercial center of the region, and huiyuan (the "manchu kuldja"), its military and administrative headquarters. kulja's taranchis (turkic-speaking farmers who later formed part of the uyghur people) joined in the revolt. when the local muslim kazakhs and kyrgyzs felt that the rebels had gained the upper hand, they joined them. conversely, the buddhist kalmyks, and xibes mostly remained loyal to the qing government.