Socio-Political Situation on the Day of the Absolutization of the Russian Empire by Khan Xiva

Abstract

This article provides information about the social, economic and political life of the Khiva Khanate on the eve of the Russian Empire's colonization. It also discusses the structure and condition of the khanate's army, as well as the policy pursued by Khiva Khan Said Muhammad Rakhimkhan II on the eve of colonization.