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tribe from to and alleged descendant of

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though the legend of

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. As the first ruler of the independent Kokand Khanate after separation from

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, he ordered nobles to have a fortified castle constructed in the region. Before his death, reported to be around 1721 the new khanate acquired the cities of

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, Namagan, and

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in addition to the new capital Kokand. His oldest son,

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, took over the Khanate after his death.

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{{Khans of Kokand Khans of Kokand 18th-century monarchs in Asia