Khanate of Kokand

Muhammad Yaqub Bek (محمد یعقوب بیگ; Uzbek: Яъқуб-бек, Ya’qub-bek; 1820 – 30 May 1877) was an adventurer of Uzbek descent who was the ruler of Yettishar (Kashgaria) from 1865 to 1877. He held the title of Atalik Ghazi ("Champion Father").

`Alimqul (also spelt Alymkul, Alim quli, Alim kuli) (ca. 1833  – 1865) was a warlord in the Kokand Khanate, and its de facto ruler from 1863 to 1865.

Wali Khan (sometimes spelled Vali-khan) was a member of the Ak Taghliq clan of East Turkestan Khojas, who invaded Kashgaria from Kokand on several occasions in the 1850s, and succeeded in ruling Kashgar for a short while.

Muhammad Sharif Gulkhani (1770s–1827), better simply known as Gulkhani (also one of his pen names), was a poet and satirist from Kokand. He was bilingual in Persian and Chagatai.

The siege of Khujand (17–24 May 1866) was part of an unapproved Russian military operation during the Russian conquest of Bukhara and Russo-Kokand War [ru]. The operation was led by Military Governor Dmitry Romanovsky [ru] and aimed to capture several settlements on the Russo-Bukharan border including Khujand. Khujand was a historically autonomous city, and had asserted independence from the Emirate of Bukhara several months before the siege. After the city was sieged and bombarded, a faction within Khujand began to negotiate for peace with Russian forces, though they were soon imprisoned by city leaders. Russian high command subsequently prepared to take the city via assault. After several more days of bombardment, a final assault began on 24 May. Despite strong initial resistance, Russian forces were able to enter the city from multiple routes. Active fighting had ended by midnight, and a formal surrender was delivered on 5 June. While Russian forces suffered minimal casualties, an estimated 2,500 Khujandis were killed in the fighting.

The siege of Ak-Mechet (2–28 July 1853) was one of the first major engagements of the Russo-Kokand war [ru], fought between the Russian Empire and the Khanate of Kokand. The city was an important northern base for the Kokand Khanate, and was placed next to the defensible Syr Darya river. Its capture or destruction became a priority for regional Russian governors, with governor Vasily Perovsky ordering an expedition that culminated in a failed attempt to capture the city. Perovsky would gain permission to expand Russia's fortress line up to Ak-Mechet, effectively giving him permission to attack the city. After several months of preparation, he would attack the city with a force of over 2,000 men against 300 Kokandi defenders. Despite the numerical disparity, the siege would last for several weeks, leading to boredom within Russian ranks. On July 28 a final assault began after a prolonged bombardment of the city, leading to its rapid capture. The capture of the fort greatly destabilized the Kokand Khanate, which would continue to send raiding and siege parties for over a decade. The city's capture represented the first enemy fort Russia captured during their conquest of Central Asia, and a seminal point in the region's Russification.

The siege of Tashkent (9 May – 17 June 1865) was the last major battle between the Khanate of Kokand and the Russian Empire during the Russo-Kokand war [ru]. During the battle, Alimqul, the de-facto leader of Kokand was killed. In the aftermath of the battle, the khanate was greatly weakened. The Russian Empire would annex the city, strengthening its position in Central Asia and facilitating its later conquest of Bukhara.

The Battle of Uzynagash (Russian: Узун-Агачское сражение) was a series of battles during the Kokand invasion of Kyrgyzstan in October 1860 ended with the victory of the Russians.

The Battle of Chymkent took place in 1864 between the Kyrgyz, Khanate of Kokand against the Russian Empire. General Chernyaev besieged Shymkent for ten days, during which there were daily battles; he eventually withdrew without taking the city. Mullah Alimkul then strengthened the city's defenses by gathering a garrison of Uzbeks and Kyrgyz. After finishing this task, he put Mirza-Ahmet in charge of Tashkent and went to Kokand with the Kokand army.In this battle, Qing Dynasty, which was also at war with Kyrgyz, supported Russians.

The Battle of Ican (Russian: Иканское сражение, Ikanskoye srazhenie), occurred on 16 December 1864 near Ikan [ru] as a part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia. In the battle, a Kokand army under the command of Alimqul was defeated by a cossack detachment.