 The Qing sought to cover up the rape of Uyghur women by Manchus to prevent anger against their rule from spreading among the Uyghurs.The Mancu Qing belonged to the Manchu people, one of the Tungusic peoples, whose language is related to Turkic and Mongolic.They identified their state as "China" (), and referred to it as "Dulimbai Gurun" in Manchu.