Tadjikistan
National Republic of Tadjikistan | |||||||||
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| 1937–1981 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Djuschambe | ||||||||
| Official languages | Tadjik (Persian) | ||||||||
| Demonym | Tadjik | ||||||||
| Government | National Republic | ||||||||
| Establishment | 1937 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Akmolinsk | 1937 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Turan | ||||||||
Tadjikistan was a nation in Central Asia, bordered by Turkestan to the north, Serindia to the east, and the Iranic states of Afghanistan and Persia to the south. Established in 1937 during the Great War, Tadjikistan existed until its dissolution during the Turanian Revolution, after which it was replaced by the monarchical government of Turan.
History
Creation (1937)
The National Republic of Turkestan was created under the Treaty of Akmolinsk (1937), which ended Turkestan's war for independence from the Russians. The National Republic was created to serve as a homeland for the Persian-speaking ethnic Tadjik peoples.
Turanian revolution and dissolution (1978-1979)
During the 1950s to 1970s, Tajikistan had long been under the dominance of the more powerful Turkestan, leading to resentment. This dissatisfaction led to numerous uprisings throughout the 1970s, eventually culminating in a civil war aimed at ousting Russian and Turkestani influence and establishing a monarchy from 1978-1979. The royalist revolutionaries, covertly supported by Persia, rallied under the new name of Turan, which was formally adopted after the war.
Turkestan intervened in the conflict, supporting the national republican government and pleading for help from Russia. However, Russia's assistance was ineffective, and Turkestan ultimately lost territory to the royalists
By 1979, the civil war ended in a Turanian royalist victory, and the National Republic of Tajikistan was dissolved.
