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Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly ( Russian : Оренбургское магометанское духовное собрание ) was a state-controlled religious administration in the Russian Empire that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of Islamic activity in Siberia , the Volga-Ural region , and parts of Central Asia , including the Kazakh steppe . It was established in 1788 by order of Russian Empress Catherine II . It was one of several religious bodies created in the Russian Empire, forming state-allied 'clergies' to manage non-Orthodox religions.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly (Russian: Оренбургское магометанское духовное собрание ) was an state-controlled religious administration in Imperial Russia that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of Islamic activity in Siberia , the Volga-Ural region , and parts of Central Asia , including the Kazakh steppe . It was established in 1788 by order of Russian Empress Catherine II .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly (Russian: Оренбургское магометанское духовное собрание ) was an state-controlled religious administration in Imperial Russia that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of Islamic activity in Siberia , the Volga-Ural region , and parts of Central Asia , including the Kazakh steppe . It was established in 1788 by order of Russian Empress Catherine II .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly (Russian: Оренбургское магометанское духовное собрание ) was a state-controlled religious administration in the Russian Empire that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of Islamic activity in Siberia , the Volga-Ural region , and parts of Central Asia , including the Kazakh steppe . It was established in 1788 by order of Russian Empress Catherine II .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly (Russian: Оренбургское магометанское духовное собрание ) was a state-controlled religious administration in the Russian Empire that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of Islamic activity in Siberia , the Volga-Ural region , and parts of Central Asia , including the Kazakh steppe . It was established in 1788 by order of Russian Empress Catherine II . It was one of several religious bodies created in the Russian Empire, forming state-allied 'clergies' to manage non-Orthodox religions.
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state-controlled religious administration in imperial russia that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of isla
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state-controlled religious administration in the russian empire that had jurisdiction over certain aspects of i
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