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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 pre-1920 flags are unknown. In 1920 the flag was
hoisted. The size of the canton is unknown.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
Square green canton. In the upper half of the canton a
yellow crescent (points upward) and star (like in present
Mauretanian flag). In the lower half
of the canton in yellow a crossed sickle, spade and cotton
plant.
Mark Sensen, 14 Jul 1996
K. A. Ivanov [iva71] says about this flag:
In February 1920 the government of the Hivin Khan was overthrown, and in April of the same year 1st Horezmian Peoples Kurutay (congress) proclaimed the Horezmian Peoples Soviet Republic. The state flag was red with the state’s sign on it. This sign contained a star and crescent, and also a cotton plant, a spade and a sickle in a green canton.
Željko Heimer, 13 Dec 1999
Znamierowski [zna00], p. 106, shows for
Khorezm, 1920-1922, a different flag. It is a 2:3 red field with a green
canton. A yellow crescent and star are placed in the canton. The star is
tilted towards the upper hoist.
Ivan Sache, 15 Mar 2001
In 1921 the constitution establizhed that the flag is «a
red field, while one quarter of this field to the top of the
staff is of green color, and the crescent and a star are
depicted in this green portion». Possible minor change.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
But the Constitution of 1922 says: «…red colour with
a portion of the flag in the left corner…» Possible
minor change.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
This seems to be a variation of a flag of the Khorezmian People’s
Sovyet Republic of 1920.
Was it indeed a 1922 “improvement”?
Would the yellow thing under the star still be a cotton plant?
Interesting to se an “upside down” crescent and star, most
unusual. It could have been an error, of course, but maybe not —
maybe the importance of the “proper” position droped in
the Sovyet revolution, and now when it had purely decorative function it
could have been reversed to match the overall composition better. Sounds
reasonable, right?
Željko Heimer, 13 Dec 1999
In 1923 Khiva or Khwarezm is converted in the Socialist
Soviet Republic of Khwarezm and adopted a new flag with the
letters HSSR in the canton (but I don’t know if the letters
are in latin or arabic characters) and above this the
fivepointed red star with yellow border, and «under it»
(I dont know if is «under the star or under the letters»
the words in gold: «Workers of the world, Unite!» (in
cirilic, in latin characters, in arabic characteres?, I
dont know.)
Jaume Ollé, 08 Oct 1996
