Kulibek topchi-bashi is the ambassador of the Bukhara Khanate , who arrived in Russia in 1717 and was personally received by Tsar Peter the Great.
Since 1714, there has been a surge in interest in the Russian state in the khanates of Central Asia. Probably information about the mission of AB Cherkassky in Khiva also became known at the court of the Bukhara Khan Abulfayz Khan . This explains his concern about the possible appearance of Russian troops directly at the borders of the Bukhara Khanate. In 1717, he sent Ambassador Kulibek topchi-bashi, along with the merchant Asan, to the Russian Tsar.
It is known that the mother of the ambassador Kulibek topshe-bashi - Daria - was a Russian captive in Bukhara and even preserved the Orthodox religion. [1] The father was probably from the patrimonial Uzbeks of the Khanate.
After a short stay in Moscow, the Khan’s embassy, headed by Kulibek, arrived in St. Petersburg on June 26, 1717. The envoy was “35 Khan people, 15 embassy people, 10 merchants”.
Peter I could not receive the ambassador, since he was on a trip abroad only after returning on Sunday October 20, 1717. Peter I officially received the ambassador in the Senate. The ambassador congratulated Peter I on his victories over the Swedes. One of the most important points of the embassy of Kulibek was a petition for Bukhara merchants. In the Khan’s letter, Abulfeiiz Khan asked the Russian Tsar to release his subjects detained in Astrakhan. [1] Peter the Great emphasized: “We are pleased to accept it if you wish, so that friendship and pleasure between our states are contained, in which we are a great sovereign and on our part reassure you. And when there will be free passage from Astrakhan to Bukhara, then we will send our ambassador to you from our side ” [2]
Summary
Peter I in the face of a sharp deterioration in relations with Khiva after the unsuccessful mission of AB Cherkassky decides to strengthen ties with the Bukhara Khanate and releases almost all the arrested Bukhara merchants. As a result of its mission, Topshi Bashi solved almost all the tasks of its embassy. Bukhara merchants arrested in Astrakhan were released, he was allowed to purchase part of the necessary weapons (since the 17th century it was forbidden to sell firearms and gunpowder in the khanates of Central Asia), he also apparently collected the necessary information about the Khiva expedition of Alexander Cherkassky and Peter the Great's plans for Central Asia. [one]
Literature
- A.A. Andreev, TO THE PROBLEM OF GIFT EXCHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN-BUKHARA RELATIONS IN THE EPOCH OF PETER I. ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE EMBASSY OF KULI BEK TOPCHI-BASHI IN 1716–1719 // Lavrov collection: Materials XXXVIII and XXXIX of the Central Asian-Caucasian readings 2014–2015 Ethnology, history, archeology, cultural studies. - St. Petersburg: MAE RAS, 2015
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 A.A. Andreev, TO THE PROBLEM OF GIFT EXCHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN-BUKHARA RELATIONS IN THE EPOCH OF PETER I. ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE EMBASSY OF KULI BEK TOPCHI-BASHI IN 1716–1719 // Lavrov collection: Materials XXXVIII and XXXIX of the Central Asian-Caucasian readings 2014–2015 Ethnology, history, archeology, cultural studies. - St. Petersburg: MAE RAS, 2015
- ↑ Gulomov H.G. The history of diplomatic relations of Central Asian states with Russia (XVIII - first half of the XIX centuries). The dissertation is in the form of a scientific report for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences. Tashkent, 2006, p.40