Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal.2016. № 1 (17). P. 107—116
07.00.00 HISTORICAL SCIENCES AND ARCHEOLOGY
UDC 94(47)“19”
Abdrakhmanov Konstantin Alekseevich, Postgraduate student
Orenburg State Pedagogical University
TRADE ACTIVITY OF ORENBURG MERCHANTS ON ASIAN MARKET IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY
Abstract
The article shows how during the period of integration of Central Asian territories into Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century there was an increase in the business activity of Russian merchants whose trade operations extended beyond Orenburg fortification line.
With the acquisition of Central Asian territories, new favorable conditions for trading with neighboring Asian partners stimulated the increase in presence of Russian merchants, including Orenburg merchants, in markets of Central Asian principalities.
The article presents data on the most prominent representatives of the merchant class that were successful with commercial enterprises in markets of the Khanate of Kokand, the Khanate of Khiva and the Emirate of Bukhara.
As economic and commercial ties between Russia and Central Asia strengthened, Orenburg grew more important as a major regional center that was crucial for success of commercial expansion onto the newly acquired territories.
The author comes to the conclusion that the successful results achieved by Orenburg merchants in Central Asian markets in the second half of the 19th century would not be possible without the government support.
Key words
Governorate, commerce, merchants, Central Asia, trade, economy.
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