TheKashgartsy orKashgars were a group ofUyghurs who migrated fromKashgar to theRussian Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries. Prior to the 1930s they were classed as a separate ethnic group.
The 1926 census counted 13,010 Kashgars in theSoviet Union. Despite their reclassification, there were 18 people who self reported being Kashgars in the 2002 census of Russia. However, since most of the Kashgars had initially migrated toKazakhstan,Uzbekistan andKyrgyzstan, this low number in Russia tells us little about how most Kashgars self-identify.
