Shaybanids
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The Shibanids or Shaybanids, more accurately known as the Abul-Khayrid-Shibanids, were a culturally Persianate dynasty of Karlukified Uzbek origin who ruled over the Khanate of Bukhara, the Khanate of
The trellis-walled yurt of Muhammad Shaybani Khan.
Muhammad Shaybani.
The Mir Arab Madrasa built in 1536 under Ubaidullah Khan.
The Modari Khan Madrasa, built in 1567
Uzbeks
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Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, being the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Tajiks and Karakalpak minoritie
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.