Socio-Economic Changes In The City Of Kokand (Late 19th Century And Early 20th Century)

Azamjon Yusupov

doi:10.37547/tajmei/volume03issue09-03

Abstract

The article attempts to reveal the socio-economic changes that took place in Kokand in the late 19th – early 20th centuries, based on archival data and historical sources written before the revolution and during the Soviet era.

Highlights

Kokand is an ancient and beautiful city that sometimes gets lost against the backdrop of Bukhara or Samarkand
Kokand is located in the east of Uzbekistan, in the southwestern part of the Fergana Valley
The first written mentions of Kokand date back to the 2nd century BC. He gained fame only in the 10th century: the settlement turned out to be on the Great Silk Road from China to India and from Persia, which made it a rather significant trade center

Summary

Introduction

The city of Kokand, lost its significance as the administrative center of the former khanate, very soon the city became one of the most developed cities in the region in terms of financial and economic issues, such as Tashkent, Andijan, Namangan, Osh, Margilan, etc. The goods brought from Kashgar were sent to the Fergana Valley, to the cities of Kokand and Margilan, and it was from here that they were distributed throughout Turkestan [5: p.45-48].

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