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The Last Emir: Bukhara's Alim Khan and the Bolshevik Conquest
In this episode of The Story of Uzbekistan, Lucas and Luna explore the final years of the Emirate of Bukhara under the last Manghit ruler, Emir Alim Khan. They trace his rise to power in 1910, his fraught relationship with the Jadid reform movement, and the growing influence of Young Bukharan revolutionaries. The conversation delves into the Bolshevik invasion of Bukhara in 1920, the Red Army's assault on the Ark fortress, and Alim Khan's flight to Afghanistan — where he died in exile in 1944. Along the way, they examine the brutal suppression of the Basmachi revolt, the fate of…
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