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   ocr: The nomadic peoples ofWestern Turkestan came under Russian imperial control from the 1850s. . - 1881 Russians tound Ashkhabad (present-day Ashgabat). 1906 Mass colonization starts - 1924 Turkestan dividedinto five republics including lurkmenistan. 1940 Cyrillic - replaces Iurkash. - - 1948 Earthquake destroys capital. - - - 1991 Independence from USSR.