Nasruddin Khan, or Mirza Nasruddin Beg was the last ruler of
Khanate of Kokand
The Khanate of Kokand was a Central Asian polity in the Fergana Valley centred on the city of Kokand between 1709 and 1876. It was ruled by the Ming tribe of Uzbeks. Its territory is today divided between Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, a ...
, then a protectorate of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
.
Biography
He rose to power in July 1875 when his father Khudayar fled uprisings in the
Ferghana Valley
The Fergana Valley (also commonly spelled the Ferghana Valley) in Central Asia crosses eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.
Encompassing three former Soviet republics, the valley is ethnically diverse and relation ...
.
On 22 September 1875, the Russian Lieutenant General
von Kaufmann forced Nasreddin Khan to sign a treaty in the city of
Margilan
Margilan (, ; ) is a city (2024 pop. 253,500) in eastern Uzbekistan's Fergana Region.
Margilan is located in the south of the Fergana Valley, where trade caravans from China traveled westwards and vice versa during the days of the Silk Road. Margi ...
, containing harsh conditions for the Khanate and a payment of 2 million rubles. The dissatisfied people of Kokand rebelled against this agreement, and on 9 October 1875, the rebels occupied the capital. Subsequently, Nasriddin Khan fled to Tashkent and was replaced by
Pulat Khan
Pulat Khan, also known as Iskhak-Mulla-Khassan-Ogly orIskhak Khasan-uulu, was the final ruler of the Khanate of Kokand. The son of a tobacco merchant, he became khan after overthrowing Nasruddin Khan, but was executed by the Russians.
Early life
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, the leader of the rebellion.
As a reaction, a Russian army under command of
Mikhail Skobelev
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev (; 29 September 1843 – 7 July 1882), a Russian general, became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Dressed in a white uniform and mounted on ...
attacked and defeated the rebels and ravaged large parts of the country, destroying Patia and the city of
Andijan
Andijan ( ), also spelt Andijon () and formerly romanized as Andizhan ( ), is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of . Andijan is the most ...
, causing many casualties.
Pulat Khan
Pulat Khan, also known as Iskhak-Mulla-Khassan-Ogly orIskhak Khasan-uulu, was the final ruler of the Khanate of Kokand. The son of a tobacco merchant, he became khan after overthrowing Nasruddin Khan, but was executed by the Russians.
Early life
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took refuge in the Alai mountains, but was taken prisoner and was executed. The population of Kokand then sent a delegation to
Khodjend, where Nasrudin was, asking for his return. Nasrudin returned to Kokand as new Khan, but the Russians had already decided to dissolve and annex the Khanate.
The Khanate of Kokand was abolished on 19 February 1876, and the region annexed to
Ferghana Oblast.
[Howorth, Henry Hoyle]
''History of the Mongols, from the 9th to the 19th Century. Part II division II. The so-called tartars of Russia and Central Asia''
Londres: Longmans, Green and Co, 1880.
See also
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Azad Beg
Azad Beg (born July 4, 1952) was the founder of the Turkic nationalist Islamic Union of the Northern Provinces movement in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War. Beg was the great-grandson of Nasseruddin, the last ''amir'' of Kokand.
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1850 births