Location of the population and ethnic composition of surkhan oasis in the late xix and early xx centuries

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the location of the population and ethnic composition in the late XIX and early XX centuries in the Surkhan oasis. As well as some issues were analyzed as the count, national composition of the population in the “beklik” of the oasis, its origin, statistics provided by the Russian Empire military, the cities of the oasis and the proportion of its population. The article provides information about the count of population in Eastern Bukhara and their economy in the second half of the XIX century, as well as about the tribes living in the oasis of Uzbek Chigataids, Tajiks, Kungirats, Hughes (Juzes), Turks, Turkic Karluks, Turkic-Kaltataids, Turkic-Barlas, Durmans. In addition, the article explores the settlement of Russians in the territory of the Bukhara emirate as in other parts of Central Asia after the conquest of the Russian Empire, as well as the arrival of the border troops of the Russian Empire in the region.