 The Qing conqueror of Xinjiang, Zhao Hui, is ranked for his achievements with the Tang dynasty General Gao Xianzhi and the Han dynasty Generals Ban Chao and Li Guangli.Both Han and Tang models for ruling Xinjiang provided some precedence for the Qing, but their style og go ernance mostly resembled that of nomadic powers like the Qara Khitay, and the centralized European and Russian empires.The Qing portrayed their conquest of Xinjiang in official works as a continuation and restoration of the Han and Tang accomplishments in the region, mentioning the previous achievements of those dynasties.