Soviet Era Flags of Karakalpakstan

Flag of the XHCP/XCCP

Khorezm People's Soviet Republic (Хорезмская Народная Советская Республика or in latin script the Khorezmskaya Narodnaya Sovetskaya Respublika) was created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva in February 1920, when the khan abdicated in response to popular pressure, and was officially declared by the first Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) on the 26th April 1920.

On the 20th October 1923, it was transformed into the Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic ( Хорезмская Социалистическая Советская Республика, Khorezmskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Sovetskaya Respublika).

The Khorezm SSR only survived for a little under a year. On 10 October 1924, it was divided between Uzbek SSR, Turkmen SSR, and Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast as part of the reorganization of Central Asia according to nationalities. The Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast being formerly declared on February 19th 1925.

Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee
Hoji Pahlavon Niyoz Yusuf (2 February 1920 - March 1920)

Chairman of the Provisional Government
Jumaniyoz Sulton Muradoghli (March 1920 - 30 April 1920)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Assembly of People's Representatives
Hoji Pahlavon Niyoz Yusuf (30 April 1920 - 6 March 1921)
Qoch Qoroghli (6 March 1921 - 15 May 1921) (Chairmen of Provisional Revolutionary Committee)
Khudoybergan Divanoghli (15 May 1921 - 23 May 1921)

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee
Mulla Nozir (23 May 1921 - June 1921)
Allabergan (June 1921 - September 1921)
Ata Maqsum Madrahimoghli (September 1921 - 27 November 1921)
Jangibay Murodoghli (27 November 1921 - 23 June 1922)
Abdulla Abdurahmon Khojaoghli (23 June 1922 - 20 October 1923)
K. Safaroghli (20 October 1923 - 1924)
Sultonkari Jumaniyoz (1924)
Temurkhoja Yaminoghli (1924 - 17 February 1925)

First Soviet Coinage

20 Rouble coin 1920








25 Rouble coin 1921









500 Rouble Coin 1920-21









The Khorezm SSR issued a 20 Ruble coin in 1919 dated 1338 AH/1920 AD, thus being the first territory to issue Soviet coinage. The year 1922 was the last year that the KSPR minted coins before being incorporated into the Soviet Republics of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the autonomous region of Karakalpakia within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Росси́йская Сове́тская Федерати́вная Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика (РСФСР), in 1925).

Banknotes



25,000 Rouble 1340 AH/1921 AD




100 Rouble 1341 AH/1923 AD





3 Rouble=30,000 Rouble 1340 AH/1922 AD







The first Khwarezm Soviet Republic banknote a 500 rub 1920 was printed on silk, other issues on paper include 25.000 rub 1920,10.000 rub 1921, 3=30.000 1922, 5=50.000 1922, 1=10.000 1922, 10=100.000 1922, 20 rub 1922, 25 rub 1922,100 rub 1922,50 rub 1923, 100 rub 1923,500 rub 1923 and 1.000 rub 1923.

Flag of the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast 1934-1937

Established as the Kara-Kalpakstan Autonomous oblast within the Kazakh ASSR (Russian SFSR) on the 16th of February 1925. Transferred to the Russian SFSR on the 20th of July 1930 and transformed into the Kara-Kalpakian ASSR on the 20th of March 1932 being transferred to the Uzbek SSR on the 5th of December 1936.


Flag of Karakalpak ASSR, from 1937 until 1941

Republic was ceded to the Uzbek SSR in late 1936 and adopted the new flag in 1937.



Flag of Karakalpakstan (1941-1952)

In 1940 the Karakalpak language, that was previously written in Turkic Latin characters adopted the Cyrillic, and in 1941 the Republic adopted a new flag.

Flag of Karakalpakstan (1952-1992)

In 1952 adapted her flag to the flag of the mother Republic Uzbekistan.