'The Russians in Akhal' [‎43v] (38/68)

.. . TriTnn nf Khivft* wlio is himselt*
and vassal of Russia, a money
for each watercourse
It has not, however, been shown that the md
fell in with this new arrangement, and it api>e
doubtful whether this question was submitted
any medjliss (maslakhat) or assembly „ ,
Sal hv those Teke Elders who visited General
Sr—
to a sense of the gravity of their situation by the
insidious Russian attempts to undermine their
independence by working on the “lemhers of th
nv>l<htamvsli clan, the strongest of the two JXke
clS r Akhal and Merv, the bulk of he people
(Otamysh and Tokhtamysh) met m general assembly
at Gcok-Tene, and passed a resolution lo foi J
themselves by establishing unanimity amongt^them-
solves and a Government composed of lom Khans.
The headmen of Akhal hastened to deprive the
Russilns of every pretext for operations against
them and for an invasion of then count y, }
phinc with the demands of General Lomakin to
liberate their Persian slaves and Yomud captives,
and was reported through the and
Moscow Gazette, they acquainted General Lomakin
with all that they had done in full compliance vnt
his requests, and towards the ensuring of security
to life and property in their steppes.
Following upon this General Lomakm. nevei- -
marched his force m September 187o to La}at
HadR wtence he sent Il-Geldy-Khan with ten
other Aksakals on a mission to the Tekes, with an
ultimatum to the effect that they should receive
his presents, and submit to Russia, or prepare tor
war/ They declined the presents, and accepted the
Ct This circumstance, coupled with the annually re
curring Russian reconn oissances from Krasnovodsk
and Chikishlar, with the constant increase of the
Russian forces in the trans-Caspian region mth
General Ivanofs military expedition from th< Ox s
« to strike terror into the turbulent bands ot Teke.*,
«« a nd other Turcomans,” and with the provocation
unceasingly given to all the Turcomans alike by
the Russian troops, through their systematic mode
of compelling the tribes to supply them with
camels, &c., drove the Akhal Turcomans at last to
turn to Persia for protection. Nur-Verdy, of Akhal,
was accordingly empowered by the people to sup
plicate the Shah to accept their allegiance, and m
1876 Kur-Yerdy succeeded in coming to terms
with the Persian Government, an agreement being
signed at Teheran, under which the Shah under
took the protectorate of the Tekes, and appointed
Kur-Verdy Chief of the Akhal Tek6s. This agree
ment was rendered nugatory almost as soon as it
was concluded, through an unwarrantable attack on
the Akhal Turcomans by the Il-Khane or Governor
of Bujnurd, with wdiom the Russian authorities had
all along been in correspondence.
The Saryks of the Murghab applied about the
+n fVift Governor of Herat for the estahlish-
* Akbal was placed under four Governors,
as follows:—
Betclikala, collective name 1
° f Kizyl-Arvat - -I Under
Kara-Seugir - - V Sofl-Khanaad
Kotch • - - I Karodja Klian.
Zau " “l
Bami -
Beiirma, under Tykma Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. .
Arcbman
Sonucha -
Murcba
Bahardan
Durun Karagan -
Ak-topa
Karvez -
Mekkin
Abstract, No. XI., 1875.
Under
Berdy Khan,
son of
Nur Verdy.
India, No. 2, 1876.
Abstract, No. X., 1875; and Abstract
No. XL, 1876, p. 2.
Plow den’s Precis, 1875—77, p. 36.