تورکستان مختاریتی(Uzbek) Turkiston muxtoriyati تۇركىستان اۆتونومياسی(Kazakh) Түркістан автономиясы تۉرکستان اۋتونومیياسی(Kyrgyz) Түркстан автономиясы مختاریت ترکستان(Tajik) Muxtorijati Turkiston
The state was created by Jadids and Kadimis [ru]. The government of Turkestan autonomy in January announced its intention to convene its parliament on 20 March 1918,[1] on the basis of universal, direct, equal and secret ballot. Two-thirds of the seats in parliament were intended for Muslim deputies, and one-third was guaranteed to representatives of the non-Muslim population.[1] The existence of such a parliament was to be the first step towards the democratization of Turkestan.[citation needed]
In January 1918, in response to an ultimatum from the Soviets on the voluntary inclusion into Soviet Russia, Mustafa Shokay refused to recognize the authority of the Soviets. For the destruction of the self-proclaimed Turkestan Autonomy, 11 trains with troops and artillery under the command of Konstantin Osipov [ru] arrived from Moscow in Tashkent. As a result of hostilities, thousands of civilians were killed.[citation needed] Thus, the Turkestan autonomy was liquidated by the Bolsheviks only three months after its creation. It was replaced by Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[citation needed]