Khanate of Kokand

The Kokand Khanate () () was a state in the Fergana Valley of Central Asia. It lasted from 1709 until 1876. The capital was Kokand. The khanate included lands that are today part of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan.  

The Kokand Khanate was founded by Shahrukh Biy in 1709. Later rulers expanded the state into much of the Fergana Valley. The khanate fought wars with the Khanate of Bukhara, the Khanate of Khiva, and nomadic Kyrgyz and Kazakh groups. In the 19th century, Kokand became known for trade and culture, with Persian and Chagatai Turkic used in government and literature.Central Asian History – Keller, Khanates on the Eve of Russian Expansion, Hamilton College, 2010, pp. 45–47.  

The khanate was ruled by several dynasties of khans, including Alim Khan, Umar Khan, and Khudoyar Khan. Umar Khan (1810–1822) supported poets and scholars, and his wife Nodira was a famous poet in both Persian and Turkic.Manuscripts of Ferghana Valley, Endangered Archives Programme (EAP1326), British Library, 2021.  

The people of Kokand often resisted heavy taxes and forced labor. There were many uprisings, such as the Osh revolt in 1845 and the rebellion led by Pulat Khan in the 1870s.Aydarkul Kaana, “The Era of the Kokand Khanate and Pulat Khan,” Osh State University Journal, 2024, pp. 12–15.  

In 1876, the Russian Empire invaded and ended the Kokand Khanate. Its lands became part of the Fergana Oblast in Russian Turkestan.Rakhimjanova Nigora Kudratillaevna, The History of the Kokand Khanate in the Press of Turkestan, International Journal on Integrated Education, 2020, pp. 88–90.  

 References 

 Other websites 
 Manuscripts of the Ferghana Valley – British Library Endangered Archives Programme
 Kokand Khanate history resources at Internet Archive

Category:Former countries in Central Asia
Category:History of Uzbekistan
Category:1700s establishments in Asia
Category:19th-century disestablishments in Asia
Category:1870s disestablishments