KOKAND KHANATE IN THE 40-70S. XIX CENTURY (BASED ON MATERIALS FROM THE TURKESTAN COLLECTION)

Abstract

In the mid  XIX th century, the Russian Empire began to show interest in the neighboring Kokon Khanate. In order to establish trade relations with the Khanate of Kokand, Russian political circles were encouraged to collect and summarize information about both the history of this state and the internal political situation in it. The article is devoted to the analysis of the political balance of power in the Kokand Khanate in the 40s-70s of the 19th century based on materials from the “Turkestan Collection”