Muhammad Umar Khan | |
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Khan of Kokand | |
Reign | c. 1810-1822 |
Predecessor | Alim Khan |
Successor | Muhammad Ali Khan |
Born | c. 1787 Kokand |
Died | c. 1822 Kokand |
Spouse | Mohlaroyim |
Father | Narbuta Bey |
Religion | Islam |
Muhammad Umar Khan was the Khan of Kokand from c. 1810 until his subsequent illness and death in c. 1822. He studied at a madrassa after completing his primary education before seizing power from his brother Alim Khan.[1] His poetry written under the pen name "Amir" touched on subjects spanning from humanism, culture, and enlightenment in diwans covering twelve genres.[2] His teenage son Muhammad Ali Khan was given the title of Khan after his death.[3]