Alash Autonomy

Kazakhstan, 1917–1920. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Alash Autonomy, also known as Alash Orda, was an unrecognized Kazakh proto-state located in Central Asia and was part of the Russian Republic, and then Soviet Russia. The Alash Autonomy was founded in 1917 by Kazakh elites, and disestablished after the Bolsheviks banned the ruling Alash party. The goal of the party was to obtain autonomy within Russia, and to form a national democratic state. The state was proclaimed during the Second All-Kazakh Congress, held at Orenburg from 5 to 13 December 1917 OS (18 to 26 December 1917 NS), with a provisional government being established under the oversight of Alikhan Bukeikhanov.

Seat of power: Semey

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• Alash is the group of three jüzes, territorial and tribal divisions of Kazakhs.
• In 1916, after the conscription of Muslims into the military for service in the Eastern Front during World War I, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz people rose up against the Russian government, with uprisings lasting until February 1917.
• Following its proclamation in December 1917, Alash leaders established the Alash Orda, a Kazakh government which was aligned with the White Army and fought against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.

Picture

The Alash Autonomy was founded in 1917 by Kazakh elites.

Image: Germenfer, Public domain, file

Sources

• Alash Autonomy (Wikipedia)
• Alash Autonomy (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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