sentences:  In the midst of heavy the First World War June 25, 1916, Tsar Nicholas II issued a decree "On the requisition of foreigners", attracting the indigenous population of Turkestan and the Steppe region in age from 19 to 43 years to rear work – digging trenches, despite the fact that the Muslims were exempted from military service due to the deprivation of electoral rights.The decree came in the days of Ramadan and the height of the agricultural work that has outraged the entire nation.Then was launched a powerful uprising in Turkestan and the Steppe region.