Khorezm SSR
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Khorezm People's Soviet Republic was created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva
in February 1920, when the khan abdicated in response to popular pressure, and officially declared by the First Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) on 26 April 1920. On 20 October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic .
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The Khorezm SSR only survived until 17 February 1925, when it was divided between Uzbek SSR
, Turkmen SSR
, and Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
as part of the delimitation of Central Asia according to nationalities.
to the north and to the south and on the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic
to the east. Its western border was a rough continuation of the western coast of Aral Sea
, bordering on what was then the Kirghiz ASSR (today's western Kazakhstan
). It had an area of 62200 km² (24,015.6 sq mi) and a population of more than 600,000 people, mainly Uzbeks
-62,5%, Turkmens
-28,6%, Karakalpaks
-3,0%, and Kazakhs
-3,5%. Its capital was Khiva
.
Khanate of Khiva
The Khanate of Khiva was the name of a Uzbek state that existed in the historical region of Khwarezm from 1511 to 1920, except for a period of Persian occupation by Nadir Shah between 1740–1746. It was the patrilineal descendants of Shayban , the fifth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan...
in February 1920, when the khan abdicated in response to popular pressure, and officially declared by the First Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) on 26 April 1920. On 20 October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic .
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...
, Turkmen SSR
Turkmen SSR
The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Turkmen SSR for short, was one of republics of the Soviet Union in Central Asia. It was initially established on 7 August 1921 as the Turkmen Oblast of the Turkestan ASSR. On 13 May 1925 it was transformed into Turkmen SSR and became a...
, and Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was created on February 19, 1925 by separating lands of the ethnic Karakalpaks from the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic....
as part of the delimitation of Central Asia according to nationalities.
Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee
- Hoji Pahlavon Niyoz Yusuf (2 February 1920 – March 1920)
Chairman of the Provisional Government
- Jumaniyoz Sulton Muradoghli (March 1920 – 30 April 1920)
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Assembly of People's Representatives
- Hoji Pahlavon Niyoz Yusuf (30 April 1920 – 6 March 1921)
- Qoch Qoroghli (6 March 1921 – 15 May 1921) (Chairmen of Provisional Revolutionary Committee)
- Khudoybergan Divanoghli (15 May 1921 – 23 May 1921)
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee
- Mulla Nozir (23 May 1921 – June 1921)
- Allabergan (June 1921 – September 1921)
- Ata Maqsum Madrahimoghli (September 1921 – 27 November 1921)
- Jangibay Murodoghli (27 November 1921 – 23 June 1922)
- Abdulla Abdurahmon Khojaoghli (23 June 1922 – 20 October 1923)
- K. Safaroghli (20 October 1923–1924)
- Sultonkari Jumaniyoz (1924)
- Temurkhoja Yaminoghli (1924 – 17 February 1925)
Geography
The Khorezm People's National Republic bordered on the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist RepublicTurkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created from the Turkestan Krai of Imperial Russia...
to the north and to the south and on the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic
The Bukharan People's Soviet Republic was a short-lived Soviet state which governed the former Emirate of Bukhara during the period immediately following the Russian Revolution from 1920-1925. In 1924 its name was changed to the Bukharan Soviet Socialist Republic...
to the east. Its western border was a rough continuation of the western coast of Aral Sea
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea was a lake that lay between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south...
, bordering on what was then the Kirghiz ASSR (today's western Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
). It had an area of 62200 km² (24,015.6 sq mi) and a population of more than 600,000 people, mainly Uzbeks
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
-62,5%, Turkmens
Turkmen people
The Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,...
-28,6%, Karakalpaks
Karakalpaks
The Karakalpaks are a Turkic speaking people. They mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. The name "Karakalpak" comes from two words: "qara" meaning black, and "qalpaq" meaning hat...
-3,0%, and Kazakhs
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
-3,5%. Its capital was Khiva
Khiva
Khiva is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva...
.