VOLOSTS CREATED BY THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE ON THE TERRITORY OF THE SOLTO TRIBE IN THE CHUI VALLEY (1868-1891)

Abstract

The article examines the political history of the Kyrgyz in Chui Valley of the Semirechensk region during the period of the Russian Empire. The administrative changes in the Chui Valley and the volosts that arose in 1868-1891 in the Tokmok district, as well as the genealogy of some volost administrators, are explored. To study the volosts of the Tokmok district, periodicals of that time were used as a historical source. Also, in order to determine which clan the volost governors belonged to and which clans they singled out in order to form new volosts, genealogical information was compared with historical information. The author determines that the Solto tribe, who lived in the western and central parts of the Chui Valley, after the reform of 1867-1868 divided into 4 volosts. As a result of examining the genealogies of volost governors, who were elected every 3 years, it was revealed that they all belonged to the manap class, that is, an aristocratic family. This confirms that even after the administrative reform, the clan-tribal structure of the Kyrgyz was preserved and descendants of the same former leaders were elected as volost governors.