Emirate of Bukhara
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The Emirate of Bukhara was an Uzbek absolute monarchy in Central Asia that existed from 1785 to 1920 in what is now parts of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It occupied the land b
The Emir of Bukhara and the notables of the city watch how the heads of Russian soldiers are impaled on poles. Samarkand
Chor Minor Madrasah, Bukhara (built in 1807)
A bureaucrat in Bukhara, c. 1910
Large Medallion Suzani (textile) from Bukhara, c. mid-18th century
Bukharan Jews
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Bukharan Jews, also known as Bukharian Jews, are the Mizrahi Jewish sub-group of Central Asia that dwelt predominantly in what is today Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. The group
Emirate of Bukhara
…slaves, or their descendants. The eastern Pamir Mountains, under Bukharan rule from the late 19th century, were inhabited by followers of Ismailism. Bukharan Jews also lived in the emirate, mostly in Bukhara and Samarqand. There was also a small Hindu diaspora. The people of the Bukharan emirate were bilingual…
Jews from Mashad, Iran and Jews from Soviet Uzbekistan meeting in Bukhara, c. 1930s
Bukharan Jewish girl, c. 1860s
Rabbi Shimon Hakham, the great-grandson of Rabbi Yosef Maimon
Bukharan Jewish family in Jerusalem, 1909