▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen , ▁Al im ▁Khan ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁Em ir ▁Abd ul ah ad ▁Khan ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁study ▁government ▁and ▁modern ▁military ▁techniques . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁having ▁received ▁formal ▁confirm ation ▁as ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁of ▁B uk h ara ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁government , ▁he ▁returned ▁home . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁B uk h ara ▁assist ing ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁administration , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁N ase f ▁region ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twelve ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁province ▁of ▁Kar mana , ▁which ▁he ▁ruled ▁for ▁another ▁two ▁years , ▁until ▁receiving ▁word ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Re ign ▁ ▁Al im ▁Khan ' s ▁rule ▁began ▁with ▁promise . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁expect ▁or ▁accept ▁any ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁prohib ited ▁his ▁officials ▁from ▁demand ing ▁b rib es ▁from ▁the ▁public , ▁or ▁impos ing ▁tax es ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁authority . ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁time ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁Em ir ' s ▁attitude ▁towards ▁b rib es , ▁tax es , ▁and ▁state ▁sal aries ▁changed . ▁The ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁traditional ists ▁and ▁the ▁reform ists ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁traditional ists ▁in ▁control , ▁and ▁the ▁reform ers ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Moscow ▁or ▁Kaz an . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that