Kurmanjan Datka

Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka, as shown on the Kyrgyz 50 som note.
Born1811
DiedFebruary 1, 1907(1907-02-01) (aged 95–96)
NationalityKyrgyz
OccupationStateswoman
Known forAcquiesced under duress to the annexation of Kyrgyzstan to Russia
Gustaf Mannerheim (left) and Kurmanjan Datka

Kurmanjan Datka (Kyrgyz: Курманжан Датка) or Datka Kurmanjan Mamatbay kyzy (22 may, 1811; Orok, Pamir Alai, Osh Region, Khanate of Kokand – 1 February 1907; Mady, Fergana Region, Russian Empire), also known as "The Tsaritsa of Alai" (The Queen of Alai) or "The Queen of the South", was a politician in Kyrgyzstan who acquiesced under duress to the annexation of that region to Russia. She was a female tribal leader and nicknamed Queen.[1]

  1. ^ Marlène Laruelle; Johan Engval, eds. (2015-12-03). Kyrgyzstan beyond "Democracy Island" and "Failing State": Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society. Lexington Books. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-4985-1517-7. In addition, there is Kurmanjan Datka (1811-1907), nicknamed "The Queen of Altai," a female tribal leader who initiated annexation to Russia and fought against the Uzbek-led Bukhara Emirate and Kokand khanate and her adviser Shabdan baatyr (1839-1912).

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