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In July 1930, the Central Asian leaders accused the Russians of intentionally stalling negotiations, and fighting between Turkestan and Russia continued. In 1932, the [[Russo-Corean War]] broke out in East Asia, which turned the battle in Central Asia to Turkistan's favor. Due to the Russians being pre-occupied with the east, the Orkhonist army was able to capture a large portion of Central Asia. However, shortly after the Russians won the war against the Coreans, they were able to focus their efforts in fighting the Orkhonist rebellion.

==== Peace with Russia, and the Treaty of Akmolinsk (March 1937) ====

[[File:RTL Central Asia GW.png.png|thumb|320x320px|The Treaty of Akmolinsk, March 1937]]

After the Russians captured Akmolinsk and Aktobe in December 1937, a ceasefire was unilaterally declared by the Russians in order to regroup and reconsolidate their logistics, while also opening the table for negotiations with the Orkhonist rebels. The Orkhonist leadership began to falter by January 1937, with the central Orkhonist movement splintering to multiple factions. The largest faction, led by Latif Ibragimov (Латип Ибрагимов), was able to gain support from Russia expressing support for an independent Russian-sponsored National Republic government in Turkestan, in exchange for revoking their claims on territories that were occupied by the Russians and territories that had a significant Russian minority (including Akmolinsk and Aktobe). Ibragimov consolidated his power with Russian support and signed the Treaty of Akmolinsk.

The Treaty of Akmolinsk led to the creation of the National Republic of Turkestan, with Ibragimov as the first president. It also provided the creation of the [[Tadjikistan|National Republic of Tadjikistan]], meant to be the homeland of the Persian-speaking ethnicities of Central Asia. Both Turkestan and Tadjikistan would be sister republics of Russia.

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.

* [[Tadjikistan]]

* [[Russia]]