Received 09.01.2024, Revised 30.03.2024, Accepted 27.05.2024
The article covers the issues of the formation of the Andijan district as part of the Fergana region of the Turkestan Governor-General, the formation of the colonial system of power in the district. The features of the so-called “military-people's government” of the Turkestan region using the example of this district, representing a cunning combination of military-police bodies with the traditional eastern feudal form of government of the khan’s time. The material also outlines the functions of the colonial bodies that played a significant role in the management of the county and reveals the true essence of their activities
colonialism; “military-people's government”; uyezd; “native” Andijan; volost; village; mahalla