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The Khan's Last Stand: The Fall of Khiva and Soviet Power
In this episode, we trace the violent collapse of the Khivan Khanate in 1920 and the immediate establishment of the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic. Lucas and Luna explore how Mikhail Frunze’s Red Army swept through the Kyzylkum Desert to end the rule of Muhammad Rahim Khan II, a ruler who had already lost control to internal Jadid reformers and external Russian pressure. We examine the specific events at Ichan Kala, the final surrender, and the complex political maneuvering that followed, as Bolsheviks installed puppet leaders while simultaneously purging the very intellectuals they…
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