Alimihan Seyiti
Alimihan Seyiti | |
|---|---|
| 阿丽米罕·色依提 | |
| Born | June 25, 1886 (disputed) |
| Died | December 17, 2021 (claimed age 135) People's Republic of China |
| Citizenship | Chinese |
Alimihan Seyiti (Uyghur: ئالمىخان سېيىت; June 25, 1886 (claimed) – December 16, 2021) was a Chinese supercentenarian, who was claimed to be one of the last survivors of the 19th century.[1] She claimed to have been born in 19th century but due to a lack of a reliable birth registration system, her exact age could not be internationally verified by Guinness World Records.
Biography
[edit]She was born in 1886, when the Komuserik Township was still under the Qing dynasty. She was a farmer and, above all, an expert in herbology.[2] She lived in Kashgar near the China–Kyrgyzstan border.[3] She married at 17 and had two adopted children.[4] Widowed in 1976, she later had 43 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[5]
Since 2013, she topped the list of China's oldest people compiled by the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, formerly known as the Gerontological Society of China.[6] The China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics declared her in 2013 to be the country's oldest living citizen.[7] This was after the death of Luo Meizhen in 2013.[6] Prior to that, she had been ranked second among the top ten oldest people in China for three years in a row. Since China did not have a reliable birth registration system when she was born, her age was questioned by media outlets, and she was not officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.[8][9] Due to this the record of oldest person stayed with Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment.[10]
She credited her age to her habit of drinking cold water and her relatively youthful appearance was due to "washing her face".[11]
Death
[edit]She died on December 16, 2021, at the age of 135, without confirmation whether she died from COVID-19 or other causes.[12] She died at her home in a village in Shule County.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Muere la persona más longeva de China a los 135 años". AS.com (in Spanish). December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Alimihan Seyiti, China´s oldest person dies at 135". Livemint. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Doubts over '127-year-old' Chinese woman". The Telegraph. August 27, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "China's Alimihan Seyiti (127) claimed as world's oldest woman". The Irish Times. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Univision. "Muere la que se cree que fue la mujer más longeva del planeta". Univision (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ a b "罗美珍老人去世后 127岁阿丽米罕老人成第一寿星". 新华网. August 16, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014.
- ^ "World's oldest woman Alimihan Seyiti dies in China". Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Doubts over '127-year-old' Chinese woman". The Telegraph. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "China claims the oldest person ever recorded". BBC. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ O'Dell, Liam (December 23, 2021). "'World's oldest woman' dies in China, aged 135". The Independent.
- ^ "China's Alimihan Seyiti (127) claimed as world's oldest woman". The Irish Times. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Alimihan Seyiti ചൈനയുടെ മുതുമുത്തശ്ശി വിട പറഞ്ഞു; 135ാം വയസിൽ" (in Malayalam). News 18. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "La persona "más vieja del mundo" muere a los 135 años". People en Español. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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