ANALYSIS OF LOCAL WRITTEN SOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF THE BUKHARA EMIRATE IN THE MID-18TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
Abstract
This article analyzes, on the basis of source studies, how the political, cultural, and diplomatic processes that developed in the Bukhara Emirate during the Manghit dynasty (1756–1920) are reflected in written historical sources. It presents information on the works of prominent historians and scholars active in Bukhara during the 18th–19th centuries, including Muhammad Vafo Karmiy, Mirzo Badiy Devon, Mirzo Sodiq Munshiy, Muhammad Sharif ibn Muhammad Naqi, Mulla Ibadulloh, and Muhammad Husayn Miriy. The study concludes that during this period, the historiography of the Bukhara Emirate evolved into an independent scholarly tradition, demonstrating the formation of Islamic diplomacy and political thought in Central Asia.
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