ABSTRACT
At dawn on May 18, 1898, 2,000 Muslim partisans commanded by a Naqshbandi shaykh, Dukchi Ishan (Ishan Madali), suddenly attacked Russian troops stationed at Andijan. This attack was planned to be the start of a full-blown revolt in the eastern Ferghana Valley against Russian rule. Because of its historical significance, many works dedicated to the modern history of Central Asia mention this rebellion, later named the Andijan Uprising, even though it ended in failure. It made the first strong impact on Russian rule in Turkistan since their conquest in the mid-1860s.
