At the beginning of the twentieth century. among the Russian generals, the most complementary attitude towards the Turkmens was finally formed, in comparison with other peoples of Turkestan. Paradoxically, this was largely due to the fact that the Turkmens put up the most stubborn resistance to the Russian army in the Central Asian region. Secondly, the Turkmens were seen by St. Petersburg as the least Islamized, and therefore less foreign, community for Russians in Central Asia. This instilled some confidence in the success of the subsequent accession of the Turkmens to Russian statehood. Working with the elites — was an important part of this introduction. Despite some successes, the authorities continued to distrust individual representatives of the Turkmen elites. Khan Yomudsky, accused of an anti-state conspiracy, was also on this list. Below, based on archival documents, we will try to reconstruct the history of this accusation.