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Chapter 702: Drastic changes in Bukhara

The seventeenth year of Jianwu.

It's summer.

King Abd Rahman of Kokand, together with all tribes of Kokand, formally accepted the canonization of the Ming Emperor, and removed the title of Kokand and established the Dawan Xuanwei Department.

The cities of his country, such as Haokand, Andiyan, Margilan, and Namangan, were also merged into the southern territory of the Western Regions and came under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty Western Region Capital Division.

Abdel Rahman was actually somewhat ambitious and resented the Ming Dynasty that came out of nowhere and intervened in the land of Fergana.

But the situation is stronger than the people. It has only been twenty years since the establishment of the Kokand Kingdom. Although the separatist regime covers the entire Fergana Basin, the country is not strong. Instead, it is very weak. Before the Ming army arrived here, they had been Being in a double-attack situation between Bukhara and Junggar-Mongolia, it has no chance to develop well, and it is often beaten by the armies of the two countries.

There is no way, the Fergana Basin is indeed fertile, but the population here is too small.

Moreover, with such a small population, there are at least hundreds of ethnic tribes.

There are Uzbeks, Tajiks, Giljis... and even Kazakhs and Persians. It can only be said that the chaos is even worse.

As the co-leader of the Khanate, Abdel Rahman cannot even be called Khan, because other tribes only temporarily recognize his status as tribal leader, and even being a king is not enough.

Historically, the Kokand Kingdom became the Kokand Khanate and entered a period of prosperity, but it had to wait until after the Opium War.

The British and Tsarist Russia jointly funded the Uzbeks here, gradually annexed and unified the tribes of Kokand, and then took advantage of the outbreak of civil strife in the Bukhara Khan to expand externally.

Abdel Rahman's choice to annex the Ming Dynasty was not only due to the military pressure of the Ming army, but also the result of the coercion of various tribes in Haohan.

After all, he is only a king in name only and can only actually control one city of Haokand. This is where he faces the Bukhara people directly. He is the Kokand version of "the emperor guarding the country". Other cities and tribes are almost completely autonomous. of.

When the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to confer the title, they also carefully understood the actual situation here, and sent people to spread the news, including that the Chinese emperor was willing to protect the tribes of Haohan and would not plunder their original tribal territories.

On the contrary, they will also transport a lot of goods and materials to trade with them, so that they can become rich and no longer have to live in poverty every day.

There is no need to pay any messy tributes. The imperial court will only build passes in some mountainous areas, and garrison them to help them resist attacks from the Bukhara people. At most, they will select some ownerless land to build cities and reclaim.

Under such favorable conditions, it was indeed generous enough. The Ming Dynasty had almost no substantive benefits, and it only simply consolidated the border defense line.

But this is enough. First, they will rule like this, and then slowly penetrate the commercial economy to gradually assimilate the local tribal people.

As for the original King of Haohan and the current Ambassador of Dawan, if they are obedient, they should still be able to pass it on for several generations. After that, Xiang Duo will gradually reduce his real power and official positions, but he can still have wealth and glory.

If they are disobedient and harbor dissent, they can only use troops to pacify them, and some of them will be forced to emigrate and be forced to return to their native land.

Bukhara city.

King Abul Haz, who had been singing and dancing for a long time, finally received news from the Kingdom of Kokand.

Kokand took the initiative to annex China and became China's Dawan Xuanwei Division.

Although this guy was a foolish king, he had no choice but to enjoy it and had no responsibility. He just sat back and watched the power fall into the hands of Prime Minister Rahim, which directly laid the foundation for the subsequent collapse of the dynasty.

But no matter how stupid he is, Haohan annexed China and became part of the Western Region of China. He should know the seriousness of the matter. Even if he didn't know, the powerful prime minister should also know.

Especially from the news sent back from the Kokand border, the Chinese army has begun to build a large number of passes around the Fergana Basin, and is serious about completely blocking the exit of the Fergana Basin.

"Send the order and gather the armies from all over the country. I will send troops to recapture Fergana." Abul Khaz gave the order to his ministers.

Prime Minister Rahim warned: "Great Khan, we don't have enough money and food. Moreover, it is said that China is strong, so it may not be appropriate to launch a war so rashly."

Abul Khaz was very arrogant, or ignorant: "The Great Khan of China is only the master of the East, and this is Bukhara. They should not mess with Bukhara's territory."

As the king of Bukhara, this guy had very limited knowledge of China and could not even tell the difference between an emperor and a great khan. His impression still stuck on twenty years ago, during the period of confrontation between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Junggar Mongols. Since it is a confrontation, these Chinese troops should be similar to the Mongols in Junggar.

Those Mongols can indeed fight, but when they reach Bukhara territory, they still have to be a little more polite.

Therefore, he was really not afraid of China. His prime minister, Rahim, saw that the king was determined to have his own way and did not "admonish" him again.

China has captured the Fergana region, and the Bukhara Khanate must react, so let this silly king try out the quality of the Chinese army.

Whether the war is won or lost, he can profit from it.

Abul Khaz personally issued an order to launch a war against Fergana. Once the news was conveyed, officials and people everywhere became very excited.

Officials actively responded to the king's decree and desperately levied war taxes on the people in order to raise money and food, eager to drain the last drop of blood from the people of the Khanate.

Tribes in many areas have already found it increasingly difficult to survive due to heavy taxes for years. Now the king actually wants to fight foreign wars and levy war taxes.

This war tax has been levied since Abul Khaz's grandfathers, and it is almost becoming a regular tax.

The result was that as soon as the king increased taxes, the tribes would rebel. In order to quell the rebellion, the king continued to increase taxes, and rebellions and divisions within the khanate emerged one after another.

As a result, not even one-third of the conscripted army was assembled, and large areas of the Khanate were forced to rebel. Governor-general officials in various places reported to the central government to request reinforcements while continuing to line their own pockets.

Abul Haz, a king who had never fought a war and only cared for pleasure, did not even know what was going on. Why did the untouchables below him rebel when he wanted to fight?

I just want to make you suffer a little bit. After the war is over, the worst case is that the tax revenue will be restored?
The Ming Dynasty just took over the Dawan Xuanwei Division, built pass cities, and consolidated the border defense in the Western Region. As a result, the chain reaction caused Bukhara to fall into civil strife in advance.

In order to quell the rebellion, King Abul Haz had no choice but to hand over all military command powers to his prime minister Rahim, and ordered the Mangechi tribe in the north to send troops to serve the king.

And then... where is the next?

King Qin did come to King Qin, but Manget’s army stayed in the city of Bukhara and refused to leave.

The powerful Prime Minister Rahim first quickly took control of the city of Bukhara and the king, and then sent officials in the name of the king to pacify the rebel armies in various places.

The recruitment went very smoothly, and Rahim gave too much. As long as the rebels surrendered, they could be crowned governors and allowed to support their own troops.

When the governors and officials from various places saw the rebels acting like this, they followed suit and separated themselves into one side one after another. The division of the Khanate quickly moved towards an irreversible situation.

But none of this mattered, because even King Abul Haz was deposed.

After Rahim dealt with the domestic rebels, he immediately deposed the king as fatuous and cruel, and appointed the king's eldest son as the new king.

Then he asked the new king to marry his daughter as his queen, and his eldest son to marry the princess of the previous king.

Under such a double marriage, Rahim quickly obtained part of the legal rights of the Zani family (descendants of Genghis Khan).

This will also become the foundation for him to seize power step by step and change the dynasty.

Although this foundation was so fragile that the new dynasty he created was in turmoil later on.

The dramatic political changes in the Bukhara Khanate and the change of royal power were quickly noticed by the garrison of the Dawan Xuanwei Division.

To be more precise, it was discovered by the merchants from the Western Regions who passed through Dawan, Congling, and Suiye and went to Bukhara to operate and seize the Silk Road.

Moreover, it was the local governor rebels after the separatist regime who took the initiative to contact Ming merchants and wanted to jointly operate the Silk Road on this land with Ming Dynasty.

As for whether the king can make money, what does it have to do with them?

(End of this chapter)