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Umar Khan of Kokand
Umar Khan was khan of Kokand from about 1810 to 1822, succeeding his murdered brother Alim Khan. He extended the khanate's rule into the steppe of the Syr Darya, taking the town of Turkestan, and Kokand built forts along the river. A poet writing under the name Amiri, he gathered poets at his court, among them his wife Nodira, and his reign is remembered as a high point of Kokand culture.
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