Turkestan Autonomy

Turkestan Autonomy
Turkiston muxtoriyati (Uzbek)
Түркістан автономиясы (Kazakh)

Түркстан автономиясы (Kyrgyz)
Muxtorijati Turkiston (Tajik)
1917–1918
Flag of
Flag
Anthem: Hymn of the Turkestan Autonomy
Approximate borders of Turkestan Autonomy
StatusUnrecognized autonomy of Russia
CapitalKokand
Common languagesUzbek
Kazakh
Kyrgyz
Tajik
Russian
Religion
Secular
GovernmentParliamentary republic
Minister-President 
• 1917
Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev
• 1917-1918
Mustafa Shokay
Historical eraRussian Civil War
• Established
27 November 1917[a]
• Disestablished
22 February 1918
Population
• 1918
Almost 5 million
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Russian Turkestan
Turkestan ASSR
Today part ofUzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan

The Turkestan Autonomy[b] or Kokand Autonomy was a short-lived state in Central Asia that existed at the beginning of the Russian Civil War. It was formed on 27 November 1917[a] and existed until 22 February 1918.[citation needed] It was a secular republic,[citation needed] headed by a president.[2]

It was one of the first secular states where the majority of the population were Muslims.[citation needed] It was the first democratic state in the history of Central Asia.[citation needed] The capital of the state was Kokand, which until then was the capital of the Kokand Khanate. There were 5 official languages: Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik and Russian. The population was about 5 million people,[citation needed] mostly Uzbeks as well as Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tajiks, Russians and others.[citation needed]


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