Spelling Variants
In English-language literature, the name of Yaqub Beg has also been spelt as Yakub Beg (Encyclopædia Britannica), Yakoob Beg (Boulger, 1878), or Ya`qūb Beg (Kim Hodong, 2004). Authors using Russian sources have also used the spelling Yakub-bek (Paine, 1996). A few publications in English written by Chinese authors spell his name Agubo, which is the Pinyin transcription of the Chinese transcription of his name, 阿古柏.
The first name, Muhammad, is subject to the usual variations in spelling as well.
- Ya`qūb (Arabic name).
- Beg, is a surname part of Mirza and Ottoman Turkish administrative title.
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