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Khalid Sheldrake

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Khalid Sheldrake (1888–1947), originally Bertram "Bertie" William Sheldrake , was an English pickle manufacturer and philanthropist who later converted to Islam . In 1934, he was briefly declared king of the short-lived state of Islamestan in the Xinjiang region of China during the Warlord era . However, he never took power before the state's defeat.

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english pickle manufacturer who converted to islam and briefly declared himself king of islamistan in the xinji

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english pickle manufacturer and philanthropist who later converted to islam

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