gy z ▁people ▁migr ated ▁south west ▁to ▁Central ▁Asia ▁to ▁what ▁now ▁is ▁K yr gy z stan . ▁Modern ▁Kh ak as ▁people ▁regard ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁those ▁K yr gy z ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁Si ber ia . ▁Kh ak ass ia ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Russian ▁state ▁under ▁Peter ▁the ▁Great . ▁This ▁incorpor ation ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁a ▁treat y ▁between ▁Russia ▁and ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 9 . ▁As ▁it ▁was ▁common ▁to ▁deport ▁conv icted ▁crim inals ▁from ▁European ▁Russia ▁to ▁Si ber ia , ▁for ts ▁were ▁quickly ▁constructed ▁in ▁Kh ak ass ia ▁( 1 7 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 8 ). ▁Many ▁prisoners ▁remained ▁even ▁after ▁release . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁Kh ak as ▁people ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁faith ▁and ▁gradually ▁abandoned ▁their ▁nom adic ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁Rus si ans ▁made ▁up ▁approximately ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Under ▁Soviet ▁rule , ▁aut onomy ▁was ▁granted ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁when ▁Kh ak as ▁Aut onom ous ▁O blast ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁aut onomy ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Kh ak as ▁Republic . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁authorities ▁res ett led