Commercial Relations between the Turkestan Governor-Generalship and the Kokand Khanate

This article examines the trade relations between the Turkestan Governor-Generalship and the Kokand Khanate, their political and economic nature, and the colonial strategy of the Russian Empire in Central Asia. The author analyzes the restoration of trade and diplomatic relations with the Kokand Khanate after 1867, the role of Governor-General K.P. von Kaufman, and the objectives of the Shaufus mission. Based on archival documents and historiographical sources, the study demonstrates that through trade agreements the Russian Empire sought to control the markets of the Kokand Khanate, provide broad privileges to Russian merchants, and gradually make the khanate economically dependent. The findings suggest that these trade relations also served as a cover for political intelligence, economic expansion, and strategic actions that later contributed to the liquidation of the Kokand Khanate.

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