Бухарский эмират и Хивинское ханство на российском хлопковом рынке (правовые аспекты)

Электронный научно-образовательный журнал "История". 2024. Т. 15. № 3.

Pochekaev R. Y.

The article devoted to the problems of legal regulation of the cotton trade between the Russian Empire and khanates of the Central Asia mainly during the period when these states were under the Russian protectorate. Within their interaction two legal systems clashed: European continental law (which also was used in Russia) and traditional law of the Central Asian khanates. Author finds that Russian administration and traders attempted to extend the Russian legal principles of trade for the khanates, but failed because of two reasons. Firstly, Russia did not have possibilities to influence for the internal situation on Bukhara and Khiva although their subordinate position. Secondly, Central Asian merchants themselves did not want to change the situation as they were afraid of loosing their role in the market and, therefore, their profits.

Keywords: Russian Empire, Российская империя, Таможенный тариф, хивинское ханство, протекторат, Bukharan Emirate, Бухарский эмират, customs-tariff, хлопковое дело, Khanate of Khiva, cotton trade, legal regulation of trade, правовое регулирование торговли