Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Transcaspian Oblast
Table title:
Ethnic groups in 1897
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > TOTAL </th><th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 382,487 </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100% </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Turkmens </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 248,651 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 65% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kazakhs </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 74,225 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19,4% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Russians </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27,942 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7,3% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Persian </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8,015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,1% </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How many people populated the Oblast in 1897?
Answer:
As of 1897, 382,487 people populated the oblast.