Khanate of Kokand

Khanate of Kokand was a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1709 to 1876 CE, about 167 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

An Uzbek khanate of the Fergana valley that expanded north to Tashkent and the Kazakh steppe. Russia took Tashkent in 1865 and annexed the rest of the khanate in 1876.

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Facts

Dates

1709 to 1876 CE

Duration

167 years

Type

State

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Kokand

Became

• Russian Turkestan 1867 to 1917 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1755 Destruction of the Dzungars
• 1865 Russia captures Tashkent

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
• Russian Siberia 1582 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Bukhara 1500 to 1785 CE
• Qing rule in Mongolia 1691 to 1911 CE
• Qing Xinjiang 1759 to 1912 CE
• Dzungar Khanate 1634 to 1758 CE
• Russian Turkestan 1867 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Khiva 1511 to 1920 CE
• Russian Far East and Yakutia 1632 to 1917 CE
• Emirate of Bukhara 1785 to 1920 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America

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