Khanate of Kokand
This article is about the specific polity Khanate of Kokand and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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The Khanate of Kokand was established in 1709 when the Shaybanid emir Shahrukh, of the Ming Tribe of Uzbeks, declared independence from the Khanate of Bukhara, establishing a state in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley. It was a Qing protectorate between 1774 and 1798. It was later conquered by Russia.
Establishment
January 1710: The Khanate of Kokand was established in 1709 when the Shaybanid emir Shahrukh, of the Ming Tribe of Uzbeks, declared independence from the Khanate of Bukhara, establishing a state in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Ahmad Shah Durrani in the Durrani Empire.
January 1751: Emir Ahmad Shah of the Durrani Empire set out westward and took possession of Mashhad, which was ruled by Shahrokh Shah.
Was a series of Russian military expeditions into northern Caucasus that resulted in the inglobation of this region in the Russian Empire.
June 1865: Tashkent was taken by the Russian troops.
February 1867: In January 1876, Tsar Alexander II stated that he had been forced to "... yield to the wishes of the Kokandi people to become Russian subjects." The Khanate of Kokand was declared abolished, and incorporated into the Fergana Oblast of Russian Turkestan.
January 1775: His son, Abdul Kahrim Bey, and grandson, Narbuta Bey, enlarged the citadel, but both were forced to submit as a protectorate, and pay tribute to, the Qing dynasty in China between 1774.
January 1799: Kokand ceased to be a Chinese protectorate in 1798.
January 1801: Manchu Expansion by 1800.
Disestablishment
February 1867: In January 1876, Tsar Alexander II stated that he had been forced to "... yield to the wishes of the Kokandi people to become Russian subjects." The Khanate of Kokand was declared abolished, and incorporated into the Fergana Oblast of Russian Turkestan.
Selected Sources
Li, M.L. (2012): The Garden of perfect brightness - 1 The Yuanmingyuan as Imperial Paradise (1700-1860). Massachusetts Institue of Technology. Retrieved on 7 April on https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/garden_perfect_brightness/ymy1_essay01.html
