Uzbeks
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Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group of Central Asia, primarily associated with Uzbekistan but also forming significant communities in neighboring countries such as Afghanistan.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uzbek | 1 |
| Uzbek people | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralComponents |
Iranian-speaking sedentary populations of Central Asia
ⓘ
Mongol and other steppe groups ⓘ Turkic tribes ⓘ |
| associatedState |
Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Uzbekistan
|
| autonym |
Uzbek
ⓘ
surface form:
Oʻzbek
|
| autonymLanguage | Uzbek ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfMainState | Tashkent ⓘ |
| cuisineSpecialty |
lagman (noodle dish)
ⓘ
plov (pilaf) ⓘ somsa (samosa-like pastry) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisPeriod | 15th–16th centuries ⓘ |
| folkDance | Lazgi ⓘ |
| folkMusicInstrument |
doira
ⓘ
dutar ⓘ |
| historicalPolity |
Shaybanid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashtarkhanid (Janid) dynasty
Khanate of Bukhara ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara Khanate
Khanate of Khiva ⓘ
surface form:
Khiva Khanate
Kokand Khanate ⓘ Shaybanid dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ferghana Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Fergana Valley
Khwarezm ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ |
| language |
Uzbek
ⓘ
surface form:
Uzbek language
|
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| majorityIn | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Central Asia ⓘ |
| primaryPopulationOf | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hanafi school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanafi school of Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form:
China (Xinjiang)
Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Russia ⓘ Saudi Arabia (diaspora) ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey (diaspora) ⓘ Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Oghuz and Karluk Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
oasis-based trade
ⓘ
sedentary agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionElements |
Islamic practices
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs (residual) ⓘ |
| UNESCOIntangibleHeritage | Culture of making and sharing Uzbek plov (with others) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script (historically and in Afghanistan/Pakistan)
ⓘ
Cyrillic script (widely used) ⓘ Latin script (modern official in Uzbekistan) ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bukhara
this entity surface form:
Uzbek people
this entity surface form:
Uzbek