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Central Asian Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva
retained Khans ruling under Russian suzerinity until the Soviet
period. They have remained independent until about 1924-5.
But if I recall correctely the Khans were deposed already
in the late 10s / early 20ies. After that they became
the People’s Republic of Bukhara and the People’s Soviet
Republic of Khwarizm (Khorezmian PSR).
Eventually they
were merged into a Soviet Turkestan which in the 30ies
was divided into Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan,
Kirgizstan.
By the way, there was another city Khanate in the same
region (present Uzbekistan),
Khoqand, which lost its independence
already in 1876, during Czarist times.
Mark Sensen, 17 Apr 1996
The Khan of Bukhara went out of his country in 1919.
Sokolov does not mention of the period (1919-20) but in
other sources I read that the red flag with crescent and
star was used. In 1920 the flag was adopted oficially.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
Green over red. In the centre a yellow crescent and star,
in the star a red hammer and sickle. In the upper hoist
yellow cyrillic initials (BNSR) in sanserif.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
A spanish vexillological magazine (Banderas
[ban], perhaps?) shows a slightly different
version: No hammer and sickle inside the star, “more
closed” crescent and 2:3 ratio.
António Martins, 15 Nov 2002
The constitution (1921 or 22) did not change the flag,
but on 11 October 1923 the Fourth All Bukhara Kurualtay
(Asembly) established newly the red flag. In October 1924
the Bukhara republic was merged in Uzbekistan.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
