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The Bukhara Emirate Last Emir Alim Khan
When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917, Central Asia's ancient emirates saw a chance to break free. Emir Alim Khan of Bukhara, who had ruled under Russian protection since 1911, faced an impossible choice: align with the reformist Jadids, resist the Bolsheviks, or cling to absolute power. This episode traces Alim Khan's rule from his early reforms to his flight to Afghanistan in 1920, the siege of Bukhara by Mikhail Frunze's Red Army, and the violent end of the Manghit dynasty. We explore the emir's controversial legacy, the brutal suppression of the 1918 Kolesov…
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