Shahrukh of Kokand
| Shahrukh Bek | |||||||
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| Khan of Kokand | |||||||
| Reign | c. 1709 — 1722 | ||||||
| Predecessor | none | ||||||
| Successor | Kokand Khanate and Uzbek Mings tribe[1] from c. 1709 to c. 1721 and alleged descendant of Babur though the legend of Altun Bishik .
As the first ruler of the independent Kokand Khanate after separation from Bukhara, he ordered nobles to have a fortified castle constructed in the region. Before his death, reported to be around 1721[a] the new khanate acquired the cities of Margilan, Namangan, and Isfara in addition to the new capital Kokand.[1][2] His oldest son, Abd al-Rahim Biy, took over the Khanate after his death.[3] References
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