apr 30, 1918 - Turkestan Declares Independence

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While Russia owned all of Turkestan, certain local rulers were allowed to stay in control, one of them being Mohammed Alim Khan of the Manghit dynasty, which ruled over Bukhara. With the Russian Civil War in full swing, Alim Khan joined with several other local emirs and tribal leaders in order to intimidate both the Bolsheviks and Whites, each wishing to impose their will over Turkestan. In the process, Ismail Enver Pasha, an ambitious pan-Turanic leader from the Ottoman Empire, joined the struggle with a small group of mercenaries and became very influential in the new Turkestan, helping Alim Khan spread his influence. Russian resistance was broken after the Turkestanis destroyed a commune in Tashkent and uprooted a White general, allowing for the new Turkestan to officially take hold.

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