Andijan uprising of 1898


The Andijan uprising of 1898 was a nationalist rebellion which occurred on. Around 1500 armed men attacked the Russian forces at Andijan, under the direction of the Naqshbandi Sufi sheikh "Dukchi Ishan" . The attack saw the rebels surround the camp, taking the soldiers of the 20th Russian battalion by complete surprise. However, the Russian troops quickly regrouped and managed to rout the rebels. The uprising lasted about 15 minutes.
Twenty-two Russian soldiers died, and 16 were wounded. Other attacks were staged simultaneously at Margilan and Ush. Eighteen participants were executed, including the leader. 546 rebels were arrested, and 356 condemned to forced labour or exile to Siberia. The rebel leader was thought to be representative of the Ottoman Empire, and he was declared khan the day before the revolt.
The majority of the rebels were Kyrgyz, who in 1875 had rebelled against Muhammad Khudayar Khan, and had played a large role in the collapse of the khanate.
Edward Dennis Sokol points out that while this affair might seem insignificant at first glance, it actually revealed widespread dissatisfaction with Tsarist rule in Central asia.

Motives

When the leader of the revolt was asked why he had revolted, he replied: