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January 1918 The Fourth Regional Congress of Soviets in Tashkent declares

war on the Kokand Government.

February 1918 The Muslim government in Kokand is crushed by the Tashkent

Soviet and the Red Army, resulting in the slaughter of many Mus-
lims.

1918-1920 The first phase of the Basmachi Revolt.

21 February 1918 A Russian army consisting of the Red Guards and the Armenian

Tashnaks invade Hokand. Members of the government floss the
city.

25 March 1918 Peace treaty signed between the Russians and Bukharans. The So-

viet Government recognized the independence of the Bukharan
Emirate.

April 1918 The Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) is

established.

28 May 1918 Independent Republic of Azerbaijan established at Genche.

Mehmed Emin Resulzade becomes the president.

May 1919 The First Conference of Muslim Communists of Central Asia pro-

poses a “Unified Turkestan Soviet Republic.”

20 January 1920 The Fifth Congress of the Communist Party of Turkestan propos-

es a Soviet Republic of Turkic Peoples and a Turkic Red Army.

2 February 1920 Soviet troops capture Khiva, resulting in the abolition of the

Khanate of Khiva and the end of the Kungrat dynasty.

March 1920 The Alash Orda government gives up resistance to the Bolsheviks.

4 April 1920 The People's Republic of Khorezm (Khiva) is established under

the leadership of the Young Khivans.

27 Nisan 1920 The Red Army abolishes Azerbaijan independence. Mehmed

Emin Resulzade is arrested.

26 August 1920 The Kazak (then called Kirghiz) ASSR is created.

2 September 1920 Soviet troops capture Bukhara, resulting in the abolition of the

Khanate of Bukhara and the end of the Mangit dynasty.

6 October 1920 The People's Republic of Bukhara is established under the leader-

ship of the Young Bukharans and the Bukharan Communist Party,
with Faizullah Khojaev (1896-1938) as chairman and then pre-
mier.

1920-1923 The second phase of the Basmachi Revolt.

14 March 1921 The Soviets depose the Young Khivan government of the People's

Republic of Khorezm.

October 1921 Enver Pasha (1881-1922) arrives in Bukhara to assist the Soviets

and switches allegiance to the Basmachis.