Alash Autonomy

Also known as Kazakhstan, Alash Orda

former state in Central Asia

Key facts

Status: Unrecognized quasi-state of Russia
Capital: Alash-Qala
Common languages: Kazakh , Russian
Religion: Sunni Islam
Government: Provisional government
1917 1920: Alikhan Bukeikhanov
Historical era: Russian Civil War
Established: 13 December 1917
Disestablished: 26 August 1920

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Today part ofKazakhstan Russia

The Alash Autonomy, also known as Alash Orda, was an unrecognized Kazakh proto-state located in Central Asia and was part of the Russian Republic, and then Soviet Russia. The Alash Autonomy was founded in 1917 by Kazakh elites, and disestablished after the Bolsheviks banned the ruling Alash party. The goal of the party was to obtain autonomy within Russia, and to form a national democratic state. The political entity bordered Russian territories to the north and west, the Turkestan Autonomy to the south, and China to the east.