Muhammad Khudayar Khan

Sayid Muhammad Khudayar Khan
Khan of Kokand
Reign1845 — 1875
PredecessorMurad Beg Khan
SuccessorNasruddin Khan
Born1831
Kokand, Fergana Valley, Khanate of Kokand
(present-day Uzbekistan)
Died1882
Herat, Emirate of Afghanistan
(present-day Afghanistan)
FatherShir 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]

  1. ^ a b "Худояр" (in Russian). Soviet Historic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 February 2015.