The New York herald., 1873-10-13
WAR IN YHH DASY
Letter from a Herald Core
spondent in Central Asia.
A PAGE FROM HISTORY.
Unhappy Reign and End Of
Shir Ali.
TREACHERY AND ASSASSINATION
Fortunes and Misfortunes Of Khudoyan
Khan, One Of the Renowned
Princes Of Transcaucasia.
CALLOWS STANDING In EVERY TOWN
SIX HUNDRED KlRGHEEz THR0ATS CUT.
A Royal Father Who Will Not
Trust His Own Son.
APPEAL TO GENERAL KAUFMAN.
The Russians Accused of Having FO-
mented the Rebellion.
KHOKAND AND THE CZAR.
Treatment Of Mr.. Schuyler, Secretary Of
A Royal Father Who Will Not
Trust His Own Son.
APPEAL TO GENERAL KAUFMAN.
The Russians Accused Of Having Fo-
mented the Rebellion.
KHOKAND AND THE CZAR.
Treatment Of Mr.. Schuyler, Secretary Of
Legation at st. Petersburg.

[Tashkend IS hourishng city OF 40, 600 nhabi-
tants, in Independent Turkestan, ninety miles
northwest Of Khokand, on an aflluent of the Tax
Rrtes. 1t has twelve gates and is surrounded by q
high wall. Besides many mosques it contains
some fine public buildings. 1t was never before
visited by newspaper correspondent.-ED.l
TAsnKEND, August 80, 1873.
A civil war Is now raging IN KhoSand which is not
without interest, and will, probably, have very i'm
portant consequences. But in order to make 1t
intelligible must briefly recaptulate the previous
history OF the present monarch, Khudoyan Khan.
AS is well known, in the year 1912 the notorious
tyrant OF Bokhara, Nasruah, captured Khokand
and turned that country into a Bokharan prov
ince, putting to death the Khan Madon and his
family. The Emir had hardly turned his back when
rebellion broke out in Khokand, the Bokharan lieu
tenants were expelled, and Shr ali, descendant
of the old khans who had been living in poverty
among the Kiptchaks was proclaimed Khan.
DYNAsTIC CHANGES.
The Bokharan Emir made an attempt to re-
conquer the country but failed and was obliged
to retreat. Shir Ali, who was physically and men,
sally very inHrm entirely under the control Of
Mussulman KGI, an influential Kiptchak. His rule
however, excited dissatisfaction and during an
absence in the mountains in 1874, Murad another
pretender to the throne, called from his exile
In Bokhara, took KhOkand, killed Shir Ali and was
proclaimed Khan. His reign lasted but seven
days, for Mussulman Kul returned with his army
bringing with him the fourth son OF Shr Ali, Khu-
doyan Khan, then sixteen years old, and Bee of
Margilan.
Murad ran away again to Bokhara, and the cap
ital was taken without opposition.
KHUDoYAN
was, OF course, mere puppet in the hands of Mus
Buman Ku, who, though himself honest and up
right allowed his friends to plunder the treasury
and oppress the people. Khadoyan was kept under
strict restraint and was not even allowed TO nave
money in his own hands, for fear he should make
friends with II. Abdurrahman, the son OF Mussul-
man Kul, is said to have often secretly furnished
him with funds. Discomfort with Mussulman Kul
grew SO strong that IN 1852 the chiefs OF the op-
posite party met at Tashkend and proclaimed
revolution in which 1t is supposed that Khudoyan
Khan was implicated. After an unsuccessful at
tempt to take Tashkend Mussulman Kul, with the
Khan-for he kept him always in sight-retired to
Khokand.
Another campaign ensued in 1858, when Khu-
doyan Khan In the night went over to the enemy
and Mussulman Kul was obliged to ny He was
subsequently captured, and, after having been
made witness the cruel deaths OF some 600 OF his
supporters, was himself beheaded at Khokand
Then ensued
GENERAL MASSACRE OF THE KIPTCHAKs,
which lasted Tor three months, in which over 20 900
Kptchaks said to have been put to death.
Lhudoyan Khan, having now his freedom, aban-
loned himself to all kinds OF dissipation and the
aew rulers were neither wiser nor better than the
Did One rebellion broke out In 1867, another in
1858, at the head OF which was Mola Khan, half
Srother Of Khudoyan. lie beaten and forced
70 ny to Bokhara out at the request OF his mother
ne was recalled ana pardoned. This did not pre-
rent him. however, from speedily joining another
party OF malecontents, the most prominent of whom
was the Mulah Aim Kul.
The army Of Khudoyan was
BEATEN,
His best friends betrayed him, and he himself
Dok refuge in Bokhara. The Emr tried to rein
State him, but was severely beaten in o battle
rear -Tubi, and left him TO his fate taking him.
however, into his personal service as honorary
attendant
Ah Khan was
MURDERED
and his nephew, Shah Murad, proclaimed. The
people OF Tashkend then recalled Khudoyan Khan
Shah Murad with Aim Kul as regent, advanced
on Tashkend, but failed TO take IL and retired,
closely followed by Khudoyan. Knodjent was TAKEN
and In a battle near Khokand Aim Kul was beaten
Anu Snan Murad disappeared. lie Is supposed TO
have been taken prisoner and killed, but
his death Is by no means certain. A
long contest now ensued between Khudoyan and
Aim Kul during which Sharnkh and other pre-
lenders TO the throne appeared on the scene
khudoyan again called in the Emir, but for 80 me
reason he got angry at Khudoyan and withdrew
his army. Aim Kul now put to flight Khudoyan
Khan, who fed second time to Bokhara, and
sErD SULTAN,
the son OF Mola Khan, was raised TO the throne
Khudoyan was again graciously received by the
Emr, and lived at first at Shahrisalz and after
wards at Samarcand. subsequently he was sent
60 Djizzak and the Emir suddenly becoming en-.
ragged at him forbade any one to shelter or assist
aim under pain OF death Here, with two COM
panions OF his exile he lived in little straw hut
outside the walls and collected brush on the
steppe, which his companions secretly sold, while
The deposed monarch cooked their dinner at home.
Had 1t not been for money sent from Khokand by his
mother he would have starved, nut with that as.
distance he was enabled to buy q few camels and
occupy himself with freightlng them.
KHUDoyAN AGAIN IN POWER
Again Khudoyan was recalled to Khokand. and