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 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Alimihan Seyiti (Uyghur: ئالمىخان سېيىت; June 25, 1886 (claimed) – December 16, 2021) was a Chinese supercentenarian, who was considered one of the last survivors of the past millennium.[1] She was believed 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
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. However, 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
She died on December 16, 2021, at the age reported 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
- ^ "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.