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Shahrukh Bi

d. 1721 · 18th century

Shahrukh Bi was the leader of the Ming tribe of Uzbeks in the Ferghana valley and founder of the Khanate of Kokand. Around 1709 he broke away from the Khanate of Bukhara and established a separate state in the eastern Ferghana valley. His successors built Kokand as their capital and expanded the khanate to rule Tashkent and the neighbouring steppes.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shahrukh Bi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shahrukh-bi
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