Sayid Muhammad Khudayar Khan | |
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Khan of Kokand | |
Reign | 1845 — 1875 |
Predecessor | Murad Beg Khan |
Successor | Nasruddin Khan |
Born | 1831 Kokand, Fergana Valley, Khanate of Kokand (present-day Uzbekistan) |
Died | 1882 Herat, Emirate of Afghanistan (present-day Afghanistan) |
Father | Shir Ali Khan |
Sayid Muhammad Khudayar Khan, usually abbreviated to Khudayar Khan, was a Khan of Kokand who reigned between 1845 and 1875 with interruptions. He was the son of Shir Ali Khan.[1] During the reign of Khudayar Khan, the Khanate was suffering from a civil war and from interventions of the Emir of Bukhara. Subsequently, the Russian invasion into Central Asia first forced the Khanate to become a vassal of the Russian Empire, and in 1876 the Khanate was abolished as a result of the suppression of an uprising. In 1875, Khudayar Khan, who took a pro-Russian position, during the uprising had to flee to Orenburg in Russia. He died in exile.[1]