Khanate of Bukhara
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The Khanate of Bukhara was an Uzbek state in Central Asia from 1501 to 1785, founded by the Abu'l-Khayrid dynasty, a branch of the Shaybanids. From 1533 to 1540, Bukhara briefly became its capital during the reign of Ubaydallah Khan. The Khanate reached its greatest extent and influence under its penultimate Abu'l-Khayrid ruler, the scholarly Abdullah Khan II.
Battle of Marv (1510) between Shāh Ismā'īl and Shaybāni Khān. From Chehel Sotoun palace, Isfahan.
Portrait of the Shaybanid Uzbek ruler, Abdullah Khan II.
Imam Quli Khan, the ruler of the Bukharan Khanate from 1611 to 1642.
The Registan and its three madrasahs. From left to right: Ulugh Beg Madrasah (Timurid, built 1417–1421), Tilla-Qori Madrasah (built 1646–1660) and Sher-Dor Madrasah (built 1619–1636).
Uzbeks
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The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak minorities, and are also minority groups in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and China. Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United States, Ukraine, and other countries.
Uzbek people at a market in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Female statuette bearing the kaunakes. Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.
Turkish officers during an audience with king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648–651 CE, Afrasiyab murals, Samarkand.
Early coin of Tegin Shah, in the style of the Nezak Huns, whom he displaced. Tokharistan, late 7th century CE.