Khanate of Bukhara

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Khanate of Bukhara was a feudal state in Central Asia during the 16th–18th centuries. It received this name when the capital of the Shaybanid state (1500–1598) was moved to Bukhara. Its received it greatest extent and influence under its last Shaybanid ruler, Abdullah Khan II (r. 1577–1598).

In 1740 it was conquered by Nadir Shah. After his death, in 1747, the khanate was controlled by the descendents of the Uzbek emir Khudayar Bi, through the prime ministerial position of ataliq. In 1785, his descendent, Shah Murad, formalized the family's dynastic rule (Manghit dynasty), and the khanate became the Emirate of Bukhara.[1]

Khanate of Bukhara

1500 – 1785
Capital Bukhara
39°46′N, 64°26′E
Language(s) Farsi
Chaghatay
Religion Sunni Islam
Sufism (Naqshbandi)
Government Monarchy
Khan
 - 1500-1510 Muhammad Shaybani
 - 1758-1785 Abu l-Ghazi
History
 - Establishment of Shaybanid dynasty 1500
 - Establishment of Janid dynasty 1599
 - Establishment of Emirate of Bukhara 1785

[edit] References

  1. ^ Soucek, Svat. A History of Inner Asia (2000), p. 180.

[edit] External links

A History of the Khanate of Bukhara

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