葉爾羌汗國
Yarkent served as the capital of the Yarkent Khanate, which was also known as the Yarkent State ("Mamlakati Yarkand"), from the establishment of the Khanate (1514 AD) to its fall (1705 AD). The previous Dughlat state of Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat (1465–1514) of Kashgaria also used Yarkent as the capital of state.