Narbuta Bek was the Khan of
Kokand
Kokand ( uz, Qo‘qon/Қўқон/قوقان, ; russian: Кока́нд; fa, خوقند, Xuqand; Chagatai: خوقند, ''Xuqand''; ky, Кокон, Kokon; tg, Хӯқанд, Xöqand) is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the sou ...
from .
He was the grandson of Abdul Karim Bek his only successor of not killed by
Irdana Bek
Irdana Khan was the Khan of Kokand from 1750 to 1764. He was the son of Abd al-Rahim Biy and the nephew of Abdul Karim Biy.
Rise to power
After the death of Abdul Karim Biy in 1750, Erdeni was made the Khan of Kokand after slaying Abdurakhman- ...
in a coup for power.
He had three sons: Alim, Umar, and Shahrukh. His son
Alim
Alim (''ʿAlīm'' , also anglicized as ''Aleem'') is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "''All-knowing one''". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "''Servant of the All-Knowing''":
Given name
* Alim ad-Din A ...
succeeded him as khan until he was overthrown by
Umar
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...
.
Rise to Power
When
Irdana Khan died in 1764, Sulayman Bek took over but only reigned or a few months, followed by Shahrukh Bek,
after which Narbuta was handed power at the age of 14.
Records indicate that Narbuta long refused to accept power but eventually caved in to pressure from nobility and representatives of Kokand.
Domestic Policy
Under the reign of Narbuta there was substantial immigration to Kokand due to the economic stability and prosperity in the Khanate. ''Falus'' (copper coins) of the smallest denomination issued in Kokand were used during his reign.
No internal uprisings occurred against the Khanate.
Foreign Policy
Narbuta attempted to conquer and annex
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...
on multiple occasions but failed, but was able to conquer the cities of
Andijan
Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, ...
,
Namangan,
Ush
Uqturpan County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency or Uchturpan County ( transliterated from ; ), also Wushi County (), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of Aksu Prefecture and shar ...
, and
Margilan
Margilan ( uz, Marg‘ilon/Марғилон, ; russian: Маргилан) is a city (2022 pop. 242,500) in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Administratively, Margilan is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Yangi Marg ...
.
changed hands several times between Kokand and other empires but was never fully annexed to Kokand. Diplomatic relations were also maintained with the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
from the year 1774 until his death, with the Chinese recognizing him as Khan; the Khanate saw itself competing with the
Emirate of Bukhara
The Emirate of Bukhara ( fa, , Amārat-e Bokhārā, chg, , Bukhārā Amirligi) was a Muslim polity in Central Asia that existed from 1785 to 1920 in what is modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It occupied the lan ...
except when trying to annex
Ura-Tepé.
When the armies of Kokand and Bukhara attempted to takeover Ura-Tepé from Khudayar Bek some 20,000 of their men were killed and their heads stacked into pyramids.
Relations with the Qing suffered when the contraband trade in
Fergana
Fergana ( uz, Fargʻona/Фарғона, ), or Ferghana, is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km west of Andijan, and less than 20 km fr ...
led to the Qing imposing sanctions on Kokandian merchants.
On his last expedition to Tashkent wherein he attempted to annex the city he was captured by the army of Yunnus Hodja and beheaded.
References
{{Khans of Kokand
1749 births
1801 deaths
Khans of Kokand
18th-century monarchs in Asia
People from Kokand