The article examines the state of the waqf lands
in the Turkestan general-governorate, created during the
colonization of the Russian Empire, using the example of the
Syrdarya region. The study mainly used primary archival
sources, materials from the office of the Governor-General
of the region, and scientific works on this topic. We analyzed
the reasons for the establishment of the waqf lands in the
area and their significance, as well as the fact that these
lands became abandoned as a result of the colonial policy of
the tsarist authorities. The General government in Turkestan
was created in 1867 based on the Syrdarya and Semirechensk
regions. The Syrdarya region included such ancient cities as
Tashkent, Turkestan, and Shymkent. Waqf lands have existed
in these parts since time immemorial. After the Russian
invasion, these cities became the first objects of political
experiments of the tsarist administration. In the early stages
of local self-government, the Russian government generally
adhered to a policy of non-interference concerning waqfs and
the Islamic religion in the region. But with the arrival of the
first governor-general von Kaufmann in Turkestan, a colonial
policy concerning the lands began. Some of the land owned by
the waqfs was transferred to the state account, while others
were left unattended. With the cessation of income from waqf
lands, mosques, madrassas, and other sacred places Muslims
were deprived of their financial resources. This situation
harmed the socio-economic life of the peasants who worked
on these waqf lands. We investigated this issue based on the
principle of historicism. In the study, we used quantitative,
systematic, content analysis, and problem-chronological
methods of microhistory
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