Khanate of Bukhara

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The Khanate of Bukhara was a Central Asian Muslim state centered on the historic city of Bukhara, known for its role as a major political, cultural, and commercial hub along the Silk Road from the 16th to the 19th centuries.


Statements (67)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Asian khanate
Muslim state
historical state
associatedWith Bukhara school of Islamic theology
borderedBy Kazakh Khanate
Khanate of Khiva
Khanate of Kokand
Mughal Empire
Safavid Empire
capital Bukhara
centerOf Naqshbandi Sufi order
continent Asia
culturalInfluence Persianate culture
Turkic culture
currency tenga
tilla
dynasty Janid dynasty
Manghit dynasty
Shaybanid dynasty
economyBasedOn agriculture
caravan trade
craft production
established 1500s
establishedBy Muhammad Shaybani
ethnicGroups Persians
Tajiks
Turkmens
Uzbeks
governmentType khanate
monarchy
importantFor Silk Road trade
knownFor Islamic scholarship
caravan trade
madrasas
language Chagatai Turkic
Persian
Uzbek
legalSystem Sharia
customary law
locatedInPresentDay Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
majorCity Balkh
Bukhara
Karshi
Samarkand
notableRuler Abdullah Khan II
Imam Quli Khan
Muhammad Rahim Bi
Shah Murad
Subhan Quli Khan
partOf Uzbek khanates
predecessor Timurid Empire
Uzbek tribal confederations
region Central Asia
religion Sunni Islam
religiousMinorities Jews
Shia Muslims
religiousSchool Hanafi
religiousTitleOfRuler amir
successor Emirate of Bukhara
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
early 19th century
transitionedTo Emirate of Bukhara

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Khanate of Khiva ("Emirate of Bukhara")
Kokand Khanate ("Bukhara Emirate")
borderedBy
Enver Pasha ("Emirate of Bukhara")
deathPlace
Timurid dynasty ("Uzbek Khanate")
followedBy
Central Asia
hasHistoricalEmpire
Bukharan Jews ("Bukharan Emirate")
historicalEmpire
Uzbeks ("Bukhara Khanate")
historicalPolity
Uzbek ("Bukhara Khanate")
historicalPolityAssociated
Kokand Khanate ("Bukhara Khanate")
precededBy
Khanate of Bukhara ("Emirate of Bukhara")
successor
Kokand Khanate ("Bukhara Emirate")
tradedWith
Khanate of Bukhara ("Emirate of Bukhara")
transitionedTo

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