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The Khanate of Kokand's Last Khan: Khudayar Khan and the Fall of the Ferghana Valley
After episodes on the Bukharan Emirate and the Russian conquest of Tashkent, we turn to the last great khanate of Central Asia: Kokand. In this episode of The Story of Uzbekistan, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Khudayar Khan, the controversial ruler who tried to modernize his state while fending off both the Russian Empire and internal rebellions. We dive into the fortified palace of Khudayar Khan in the city of Kokand, the role of the Kipchak nomads in destabilizing the khanate, and the fatal miscalculations that led to the khanate's annexation in 1876. The conversation also covers…
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