Russian Turkestan
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Russian Turkestan was the vast region of Central Asia governed by the Russian Empire, often described by historians as a colonial possession. It was formally organized as the Turkestan Governorate-Gen
The Defence of the Samarkand Citadel in 1868
Konstantin von Kaufman, first and longest-serving Governor-General of Turkestan (1867–1882)
Le Turkestan et les pays limitrophes tracé des frontières de la Russie d'Asie
Turkestan Autonomy
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The Turkestan Autonomy or Kokand Autonomy was a short-lived polity in Central Asia that existed from November 27, 1917, to February 22, 1918. The Autonomy was based in the city of Kokand, and claimed
Russian Turkestan
…1917. This ushered in a still bloodier chapter in Turkestan's history. In early 1918, the Bolsheviks of the Tashkent Soviet launched an attack on the Kokand Autonomy, leaving an estimated 14,000 local inhabitants dead. Resistance to the Bolsheviks by the local population (dismissed as "Basmachi" or "bandits" by…
Members of the Turkestan Autonomy's government on December 6, 1917
A rally in Kokand in support of the Turkestan Autonomy
Prime minister Mustafa Shokay, who assumed power after the resignation of Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev
Declaration on the formation of the government of Turkestan Autonomy