Emirate of Bukhara
The Emirate of Bukhara (Persian: امارت بخارا, romanized: Imārat-i Bukhārā, Chagatay: بخارا امیرلیگی, romanized: Bukhārā Amirligi) was a Muslim polity in Central Asia that existed from 1785 to 1920 in what is now Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It occupied the land between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, known formerly as Transoxiana. Its core territory was the fertile land along the lower Zarafshon river, and its urban centres were the ancient cities of Samarqand and the emirate's capital, Bukhara. It was contemporaneous with the Khanate of Khiva to the west, in Khwarazm, and the Khanate of Kokand to the east, in Fergana. In 1920, it ceased to exist with the establishment of the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.
Emirate of Bukhara | |||||||||
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| 1785–1920 | |||||||||
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The Emirate of Bukhara under Russian rule c. 1900 | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Bukhara | ||||||||
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| Religion | Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Sufism (Naqshbandi), Zoroastrianism, Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1785–1799 | Mir Masum Shah Murad | ||||||||
• 1911–1920 | Mir Muhammad Alim Khan | ||||||||
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• Manghit control | 1747 | ||||||||
• Shah Murad became Emir | 1785 | ||||||||
• Conquered by Russia | 1868 | ||||||||
• Russian protectorate | 1873 | ||||||||
| 2 September 1920 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1875 | c. 2,478,000 | ||||||||
• 1911 | c. 3,000,000–3,500,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | fulus, tilla, and tenga. | ||||||||
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