Turkestan ASSR

Turkestan ASSR was a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1918 to 1924 CE, about 6 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

The Bolshevik republic set up in Tashkent, which crushed the rival Kokand Autonomy in 1918 and fought the Basmachi rebels. Moscow split it along ethnic lines in 1924.

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Facts

Dates

1918 to 1924 CE

Duration

6 years

Type

State

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Tashkent

Came from

• Russian Turkestan 1867 to 1917 CE

Became

• Uzbek SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
• Turkmen SSR 1924 to 1991 CE

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• Mongolian People's Republic 1924 to 1992 CE
• Khanate of Khiva 1511 to 1920 CE
• Emirate of Bukhara 1785 to 1920 CE
• Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic 1922 CE to the present
• Kazakh SSR 1920 to 1991 CE
• Kirghiz SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
• Uzbek SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
• Turkmen SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
• Xinjiang under the Republic of China 1912 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• 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
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia

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