Muhammad Rahim Khan II of Khiva

Sayyid Muhammad Rahim Bahadur II (c. 1847–1910) was Khan of Khiva from 1864 to 1910, succeeding his father Sayyid Muhammad Khan. Khiva was turned into a Russian protectorate during his rule, in 1873.

Muhammad Rahim II
Muhammad Rahim II in 1900/1901
Khan of Khiva
Reign1864–1910
PredecessorSayyid Muhammad Khan
SuccessorIsfandiyar Khan
Bornc. 1847
Died1910

The reign of Muhammad Rahim II marked the peak of a cultural revival, during which "more than a hundred works were translated, mostly from Persian into Chagatai Turkic." Muhammad Rahim II introduced printing to Khiva in 1874. He was also "a munificent patron" and wrote poetry under the pen name Feruz.

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