Abstract
The history of the region in the first half of the 19th century is connected with the phenomenon of military and administrative management of the Empire: the canton system. This system completed the integration of the Bashkirs into the Empire, contributed to the consolidation of the Bashkir people. The basic element of the system was military service of the Bashkirs on the border and their participation in military campaigns of the Russian army. The section shows the history of the Bashkir army and the formation of national elite.
Keywords
administrative structure, the economic life of the peoples of Bashkortostan, demography, Canton system, Bashkir-meserable army, the military service of the Bashkirs, Bashkir nobility, secular education
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