`Alimqul (also spelt Alimkul, Alim quli, Alim kuli) (ca. 1833 - 1865) was the warlord in Kokand Khanate, and its de facto ruler in 1863-65. The Khanate of Kokand ( Uzbek: Qo'qon Xonligi) was a state in Central Asia that existed from 1709&ndash1876 within the territory of modern Uzbekistan
Alimqul was born at Buchun Bitkan near Kokand ca. Kokand (alternative spellings Khokand, Khoqand; Uzbek: Quqon; Russian: Коканд:Куканд/کوکند; Chagatai 1833, into a family of a Kyrgyz-Kipchak biy (beg). The Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirgiz, Kirghiz) are a Turkic Ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. Baig or Beg or Begg ( Turkic: Beg, Persian: بیگ is a Turkic family name He studied in madrasahs in Andijan and Kokand, earning the title of mulla, and for a while he served as the biy of Qurghan Tepa, near Andijan, himself. "Madrasa" and "Medrese" redirect here For the village in Azerbaijan see Mədrəsə. Andijan ( Andijon in Uzbek also Andizhan is the fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the Andijan Province. Kokand (alternative spellings Khokand, Khoqand; Uzbek: Quqon; Russian: Коканд:Куканд/کوکند; Chagatai Mullah ( ملا) is a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law
In 1858, Alimqul helped Malla Beg (Malla Bek) overthrow his brother Khudayar Khan by bringing the Kyrgyz over to the Malla Beg's side. Malla Beg, upon seizing the Kokandian khan's throne in November 1858, rewarded Alimqul by several successive promotions. In 1860, already as a governor of Marghilan, Alimqul was in charge of a large Kokandian force that defeated Bukharan invaders. Margilan (Marg‘ilon or Margelan is a city (1999 pop 143600 in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. The Emirate of Bukhara ( Buxoro Amirligi; Аморати Бухоро was a Central Asian state that existed from 1785 to 1920
Alimqul actively participated in the struggle for power that ensued after the death of Malla Beg in a February, 1862, coup. He soon succeeded in thwarting Bukhara's attempt to bring Khudayar Khan back to power. Not being of the royal blood himself, Alimqul elevated Malla Beg's minor son, Sultan Sayyid Khan as a titulary khan, and ruled the country himself as the commander in chief of the military (Amir-i Lashkar).
In late 1864, Alimqul was instrumental in sending Buzurg Khan and Yaqub Beg to Kashgar. Muhammad Yaqub Bek (1820 – May 30, 1877) ( Uzbek:Муҳаммад Яқуб Бек was an Uzbek adventurer who became head of the kingdom Kashgar or Kashi (officially transliterated as Kaxgar in Uyghur; قەشقەر/K̡ǝxk̡ǝr, is an Oasis Once established as Kashgar's ruler, Buzurg and Yaqub sent to Alimqul an ambassador, Mir Baba, with rich gifts. Although Mir Baba met with Alimqul, he did not have a chance to deliver the presents: Alimqul was wounded and died when defending Tashkent against the Russians in May 1865.
Literature
- Timur Beisembiev. "The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia". Published 2003, Routledge (UK). 280 pages. ISBN 0700711147
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