Shahrukh Bek, later referred to as Shahrukh Khan was the leader of the

Kokand Khanate 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, and ...

and Uzbek

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tribe from to and alleged descendant of

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though the legend of

Altun Bishik Altun Bishik (Altun Beshik, Altin Bishik, Altin Beshik) is a mythological figure through whom the Khanate of Kokand claimed descent from the Timurid dynasty. The Khans of Kokand wished to legitimize their rule of the khanate through a connection wi ...

. As the first ruler of the independent

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

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 ...

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, and

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

Abd al-Rahim Biy Abd al-Rahim Biy (c. 1697-1733) - the second ruler from the Uzbek dynasty of Ming in the Kokand Khanate. Abd al-Rahim Biy was the eldest son of Shahrukh Bek, who ascended the throne after the death of his father. During his reign, Khojent and An ...

, took over the Khanate after his death.

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