From May 31 to June 1, 2019, the international symposium “The 1916 Uprising in Central Asia: academic integration, new approaches and knowledge”  took place in Karakol.

Panel 3. Social and political factors of the uprising.

Inomdjon Mamadaliev. The social conflict of 1916 in Khujand as a systemic crisis (the relationship of power and people).

Abstract: The article examines all the events having the character of a social conflict (1871-1916), identifies the main precursors, causes and nature of social conflicts (so-called uprising). But the important point is that the new materials found in the archives shed a light to some forgotten or ignored moments that are not noted in histories. In addition, based on the national concept of history writing, a new approach to the colonial period, to the royal colonial policy in relation to Central Asia, is proposed. This provides an opportunity to understand the nature and content of all previous events caused the 1916 social conflict

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