[3] Records indicate that Narbuta long refused to accept power but eventually caved in to pressure from nobility and representatives of Kokand.
[4] Under the reign of Narbuta there was substantial immigration to Kokand due to the economic stability and prosperity in the Khanate.
Diplomatic relations were also maintained with the Qing dynasty from the year 1774 until his death, with the Chinese recognizing him as Khan.
[3][5] When the armies of Kokand and Bukhara attempted to takeover Ura-Tepé from its ruler Khudayar Bek, some 20,000 of their men were killed and their heads stacked into pyramids.
[6] On his last expedition to Tashkent wherein he attempted to annex the city, he was captured by the army of Yunus Khoja and beheaded.