刘锦棠是新疆地方近代史上一位颇有作为的历史人物。自从他跟随左宗棠入新剿灭阿古柏起，就显示出卓越的政治军事方面的才华。尽管他是一名武将仍颇具政治家的远见，正确地发展了左宗棠在新疆建省问题上的思想，经过与陕甘总督谭钟麟的多次上奏，终于说服清朝政府同意在新疆建 Liu Jintang is a well-established historical figure in the modern history of Xinjiang. Since he followed Zuo Zongtang into the new extermination of Agupo, he has shown remarkable talent in political and military affairs. Although he was still quite politically ambitious as a military commander, he correctly developed Zuo Zongtang’s thinking on the issue of establishing a province in Xinjiang. After many times playing with Governor Tan Zhonglin of Shaanxi and Gansu, he finally persuaded the Qing government to agree to establish a