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1740 The Kazak Middle Horde accepts Russian protection.

1740-1747 The invasion and subsequent domination of Transoxiana by Nadir

Shah.

1742 Part of the Kazak Great Horde accepts Russian protection.

1747 The Kalmuk governor of Tashkent, the Uzbek Hakim Beg, de-

clares Tashkent's independence.

1747 The establishment of the Durrani dynasty in Afghanistan.

1747 The Uzbek Mangit dynasty begins to rise to power in the Khanate

of Bukhara as a result of the collapse of Nadir Shah's regime in
Transoxiana.

1753 The Uzbek Manghit leader, Muhammed Rahim Atalik, accedes to

the throne in Bukhara. The Manghit dynasty begins.

1755 The Chinese army takes advantage of the struggle for the throne

among the Jungars and enter Turkestan. They take the city of
Aksu. The Tashkent Khanate also comes under Chinese control.

1756 Abilay Khan comes under Chinese protection.

1757 The Chinese defeat the Oyrats in Jungaria.

1759 The Chinese conquer the Tarim Basin, resulting in the Khojas

fleeing to Kokand.

1759 The Khwarezm (Hive) Khanate comes under Chinese protection.

1763 War between The Manghit, Kipchak and Kungrat tribes for the

Khwarezm Khanate. The victorious Kungrat take over the admin-
istration of the dynasty.

1768 Eastern (Chinese) Turkestan is officially renamed “Xinjiang” by

the Chinese.

1771 The Chinese attempt to bring the Kazaks into a vassal relation-

ship.

1771 Some Kalmuks migrate back to Jungaria and the Ili Valley from

the Volga.

1780 The Khan of Tashkent, Yusuf Hodja, takes over cities such as

Sayram, Chimkent and Turkestan.

1781 Abilay Khan dies in Yesi, (Turkestan), the capital of the Middle

Horde.

1783 The Crimean Tatar Khanate is absorbed by Russia.

1784-1785 The Mangits succeed the Astrakhanids as rulers of the Khanate of

Bukhara and adopt the title of Emir.

1798 Alim Bey (1788-1810) of Kokand adopts the title of Khan.

1799 The Hokand army attacks Tashkent.