THE INFLUENCE OF CORRESPONDENCE AND TREATIES BETWEEN THE KOKAND KHANATE AND TURKESTAN GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP ON MUTUAL SOCIO-POLITICAL LIFE
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Lieutenant Colonel Dennet; General Dandavel; K.V. Struve; Permanent Representative; Bukhara-Kokand alliance; Sher Alibiy; Muzaffarshah; the Karategin issue.Abstract
Since the 60s and 70s of the 19th century were a difficult period for the Uzbek khanates, scientific research devoted to the study of this period has not lost its relevance even today. In this regard, the study and comprehensive analysis of relations between the Kokand Khanate and the Turkestan Governor-Generalship, especially the mutual socio-political influence of treaties and correspondence, is of great importance. Therefore, in this article, the official correspondence between the Kokand Khanate and the Turkestan Governor-Generalship in the second half of the 19th century, as well as the mutual influence of the concluded treaties on socio-political life, are analyzed on a scientific basis. In the course of the research, the content of diplomatic relations between the two political structures, in particular, official letters, agreements, and treaties exchanged between Khudoyorokhan (1866-1875) and the Governor-General of Turkestan Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (1867-1881) and his representatives, was studied from the point of view of source studies and historiography. As a result, the internal political situation of the Kokand Khanate, factors of external influence on the central and local governance system, as well as the dynamics of changes in relations between social strata, were highlighted.
Correspondence and treaties also revealed the diplomatic strategies pursued by the rulers of the Kokand Khanate (1709-1876) to maintain political balance against the background of the gradual implementation of colonial policy in the region by the Turkestan Governor-Generalship (1867-1917). The study thoroughly clarified that these official documents were not only a means of diplomatic communication, but also an important historical source that directly and indirectly influenced the socio-political life of the Kokand Khanate. As a result, it became possible to gain a deeper understanding of the relations between the Kokand Khanate and the Turkestan Governor-Generalship, especially to shed light on the details of the mutual influence of correspondence and treaties on the population and elites of the two regions.
