Fergana Kokand Khanate Palace Heritage
Visit Kokand — the former capital of the Kokand Khanate, the 19th-century Central Asian state that briefly controlled a large territory including present-day Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the city whose Khan's Palace, mosques, and mausolea represent the last flowering of traditional Central Asian urban architecture before Russian conquest in 1876.
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Khudayar Khan Palace
The Khudayar Khan Palace of Kokand — the 19th-century residence of the last khan of Kokand built between 1863 and 1873, the elaborate facade of carved terracotta and painted tile in the late Kokand architectural style, the 113-room palace now partly a museum housing the regional history collection.
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Norbutabiy Madrasa
The Norbutabiy Madrasa of Kokand — the religious school built by the Kokand Khan Norbutabiy in the late 18th century, the building with its painted portal and carved wooden columns representing the architectural achievement of the early Kokand khanate before it reached its political peak in the early 19th century.
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Jome Mosque Kokand
The Jome (Friday) Mosque of Kokand — the large congregational mosque rebuilt in the 19th century to serve the capital of the khanate, the interior forest of carved wooden columns supporting a painted ceiling, the mosque complex including the graves of several Kokand khans.
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Mausoleum of Modari Khan
The Mausoleum of Modari Khan — the tomb of the mother of Khudayar Khan, the domed funerary building with its blue and white tilework typical of the Kokand architectural school, the mausoleum one of several 19th-century tombs in the city reflecting the khanate's investment in funerary architecture.
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Kokand Old Bazaar
The old bazaar of Kokand — the trading center of a city that was the commercial capital of the eastern Fergana Valley, the bazaar selling the silk fabric and agricultural products of the valley alongside the manufactured goods that arrived via the Russian trade connections established in the 19th century.
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Russian Conquest 1876 Context
The Russian conquest of Kokand in 1876 — the military campaign that ended the Kokand Khanate and incorporated its territory into Russian Turkestan, the conquest following that of Bukhara (1868) and Khiva (1873) completing Russian control of Central Asia, the Khudayar Khan's palace conversion to a Russian administrative building symbolizing the political transformation.