Kokand

Uzbekistan

Kokand, in eastern Uzbekistan, appears in 75 Bunkabop connections with 6644 other places across 16 topics, with history as the dominant thread and government, military, and language connections making up much of the rest. Strong ties link it to Bukhara and Russia, placing it at the crossroads of Central Asian and imperial Russian history. Afghan forces of the Durrani Empire moved toward Kokand in 1762–63 as both sides prepared for a potential war with the Qing. Composer Suleiman Yudakov was born in Kokand and later shaped Soviet-era Tajikistani music.