Central Asian revolt of 1916

Muslim revolt against Russian conscription in World War I Central Asian revolt of 1916Part of the Asian and Pacific theater of World War IKyrgyz refugees fleeing to China following the revolt's defeatDate3 July 1916 (16 July 1916, N.S.Tooltip New Style) – February 1917LocationCentral AsiaResult Russian victoryBelligerents Russian Empire Russian Turkestan Emirate of Bukhara Kazakh tribes Turkic tribal confederations[citation needed] Kazakh rebels Kyrgyz rebels Commanders and leaders Aleksey Kuropatkin Nikolai Sukhomlinov Mikhail Folbaum Sayyid Alim Khan Kanaat Abukin [ru] † Mokush Shabdanov Kokumbay Chiny [ky] Baatyrkan Rayymbek Amankeldı İmanov Äbdiğapar Janbosynūly Älıbi Jangeldin Sami Bek Ibrahim Tulayaf Makush[citation needed] 5 Ottoman officers Strength 14,5 battalions, 33 hundreds Unknown Small number of escaped POW volunteersCasualties and losses 97 killed86 wounded76 missing Tens of thousands killed or captured ~100,000–500,000 Central Asian civilians (predominantly Kyrgyz, but also Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Turkmen, and Tajiks) dead2,325 Russian civilians dead1,384 missing ^ According to Abdulla Gyun Dogdu, Sami Bek was a Rebel leader of Turkish origin.[citation needed]