When and how did Xinjiang become part of China?

by MyName7890

When did the area come under Chinese control? Which dynasty did this happen under? How did it happen?

EnclavedMicrostate

Unfortunately I am somewhat strapped for time, so whereas I would normally write something more substantial, for now I will just link two past answers I've written that cover some aspects of your question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/otls3c/how_was_qing_china_able_to_project_power_over/h6xq7qo/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cq34w8/how_and_why_did_the_qing_dynasty_conquer_xinjiang/ewu9j90/

If you have any follow-up questions though, do please ask.