Back Türkistan muxtariyyəti Azerbaijani Төркөстан автономияһы Bashkir Türkistan Muhtar Ükümeti CRH Autonomía de Kokand Spanish مختاریات ترکستان Persian Autonomie de Kokand French Կոկանդի ինքնավարություն Armenian Autonomia di Kokand Italian Түркістан автономиясы Kazakh 투르키스탄 자치령 Korean
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Turkestan Autonomy | |||||||||
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| 1917–1918 | |||||||||
_Autonomy.svg) Flag | |||||||||
| Anthem: Hymn of the Turkestan Autonomy | |||||||||
 Approximate borders of Turkestan Autonomy | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized autonomy of Russia | ||||||||
| Capital | Kokand | ||||||||
| Common languages | Uzbek Kazakh Kyrgyz Tajik Russian | ||||||||
| Religion | Secular | ||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||||||
| Minister-President | |||||||||
• 1917 | Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev | ||||||||
• 1917-1918 | Mustafa Shokay | ||||||||
| Historical era | Russian Civil War | ||||||||
• Established | 27 November 1917[a] | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 22 February 1918 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1918 | Almost 5 million | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Uzbekistan 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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