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'''Turkestan''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_alphabet Perso-Arabic script]: ترکستان)
== History ==
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=== Struggle for Independence (1924-1937) ===
[[File:Turkestan1935.jpg|thumb|Turkestan shown on a 1935 map.|left|275x275px]]
Russian control in Central Asia only weakened during the [[Russia#The Russian Revolution & Republican Civil War|Russian Civil War]] (1925-1928). During the civil war, the Turkestan fought against the two powers vying for power over Russia: the Nationalist-Republicans (also known as "Vosstanists") and the Liberals. When the Nationalist-Republicans won the Russian civil war in 1928, the Nationalist-Republicans continued to fight against Turkestan, who they deemed as a threat to Russia's security. After 3 years of fighting, a ceasefire had been established in 1927.
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The Treaty of Akmolinsk faced heavy opposition within Turkestan at the time, but Ibragimov was able to mute the opposition by arresting political opponents and enforcing a strict authoritarian regime. In the present day, the Treaty of Akmolinsk and Ibragimov are viewed in a negative light.
==== War with Turan and territorial losses (1978-1979) ====
The rise of Tadjik royalists during the Turanian Revolution (1978-1979) challenged the national republican government of Tadjikistan in the south, leading to a civil war. Turkestan intervened on behalf of the Tadjik national republicans, but the royalists, supported by Persia, overwhelmed them. Turkestan sought aid from Russia, but it was ineffective. In the end, Turkestan lost territory to the Turan royalists and was forced to recognize the dissolution of the National Republic of Tadjikistan and its subsequent replacement by the Emirate of Turan.
== Demographics ==
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* [[Tadjikistan]]
* [[Turan]]
* [[Russia]]
{{Nations of the World}}
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