STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN WKAND KHANATE REFERRING TO THE 40-IES OF THE XIX-TH CENTURY
The article dwells on political events during the reign of Sheralikhan (1842-1845) and his son Khudayarkhan (1845-1858). In his article the author analyzes the essence of Sheralikhan’s policy after liberation from Bukhara ruling and revival of Kokand which led to changes in the alignment of political forces in khanate. For almost a century and a half, the political elite in khanate consisted of the feudal nobility of the sedentary population called by the nomads “Sarts”. Sarts consisted of an aristocratic group of settled Uzbeks and Tajiks. During the invasion of Emir Nasrullah they were deliberately exterminated by him. As a result, their place in power was taken by the emirs of nomadic and semi-nomadic kipchak and Kyrgyz tribes. One of the prominent representatives of kipchaks was Muslim he came to power during the Kokand-Bukhara war and distinguished in the battle himself. As a result, Sheralikhan was killed in political intrigue and Muslim virtually became a ruler sitting on the throne of the young Khudayarkhan -Sheralikhan's son nominally. Having given his daughter to Khudayarkhan, Musulmankul received the right for otaliki - regent under the young ruler. On his behalf, Musulmankul ruled the khanate, the kipchaks rose to power. All large areas passed into the kipchaks' hands or their supporters. The relevant political situation strengthened the antagonism in society, which led to the unification of other ethnic and social groups against the kipchaks. In this struggle, the nomads used representatives of the dominant dynasty, as a result, anarchy and chaos continued.