Khanate of Bukhara
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Was an Uzbek Khanate, and later an Emirate, in central Asia. At the end of the XIX century it was conquered by Russia. A part of its territory was annexed, and the remnant was made protectorate.
Establishment
January 1501: In 1487, Mahmud Khan of the Khanate of Bukhara gave refuge to Muhammad Shaybani, a powerful Uzbek leader. In 1500, Shaybani seized control of Bukhara and Samarkand from the Timurids, establishing his own dynasty in the region.
January 1501: Around 1500, Muhammad Shaybani attacked Ahmad's brother Mahmud Khan, who appealed to Ahmad for help. Muhammad defeated both Ahmad and Mahmud, seizing Tashkent and Sairam. .
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Expansion during the rule of Ismail I of the Safavid dynasty.
1.1.Persian-Uzbek wars
Were a series of conflicts between the Uzbek Shaybanids and Safavid Iran of Persia fought between 1502 and 1510.
January 1508: Much of the Central Asian lands was overrun by the Uzbeks of Muhammad Shaybani who conquered the key cities of Samarkand and Herat in 1505 and 1507 (nominal end of the timurid empire).
January 1512: By 1511, the Uzbeks in the north-east, led by their Khan Muhammad Shaybāni, were driven far to the north, across the Oxus River, by the Persian forces.
1.1.1.Battle of Herat
Was a battle where the Safavids defeated the Uzbeks.
December 1510: After northeastern Iran was secured with a victory over the Uzbeks at Herat (1510).
Expansion during the rule of Akbar the Great in the Mughal Empire.
January 1601: Through warfare and diplomacy, Akbar (1556-1605) was able to extend the empire in all directions and controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari River.
Expansion during the rule of Aurangzeb in the Mughal Empire.
January 1701: Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707) expanded the empire to include almost the whole of South Asia.
Expansion during the rule of Nader Shah of the Afsharid Dynasty.
January 1741: In 1740, the Khanate of Bukhara was conquered by Nadir Shah, the Shah of Iran.
Expansion during the rule of Ahmad Shah Durrani in the Durrani Empire.
January 1751: Emir Ahmad Shah of the Durrani Empire set out westward and took possession of Mashhad, which was ruled by Shahrokh Shah.
January 1507: In 1506, Shaybani captured Bukhara and the Uzbek Khanate became the Khanate of Bukhara.
January 1512: The Khivan Khanate was established in 1511.
January 1515: Borders of Moghulistan (or Eastern Chagatai Khanate) at the time of its partition into three polities (Moghulistan, Yarkent Khanate and Turpan Khanate).
January 1526: Kasur was established as a city by Kheshgi tribe of Mohammadzai Pashtuns who had migrated to the region in 1525 from Afghanistan.
April 1526: Babur's forces occupied Delhi and much of northern India after his victory at Panipat in 1526.
January 1541: The Khanate of Khiva is conquered by the Bukharans.
January 1542: End of the Bukharan occupation of Khiva.
January 1569: In the fight against the Khivans, the Kazakhs conquered the Mangyshlak peninsula.
January 1585: In 1584, Abdullah Khan, the ruler of the Khanate of Bukhara, seized control of Badakhshan, a region located in present-day Afghanistan and Tajikistan. This marked a significant expansion of the Khanate's territory in Central Asia.
January 1594: The Khanate of Khiva is conquered by the Bukharans.
January 1595: End of the Bukharan occupation of Khiva.
January 1595: Abdullah Khan II of Bukhara conquers the region of Khorezm.
January 1599: Abdullah Khan, who was forced to go to war with his own son Abdulmumin, prepared a new army, but died before the collision with the Kazakh Chingized who, taking advantage of the situation, took Turkestan, Tashkent, Samarkand and Andijan.
January 1599: Tauekel Khan expanded control of the Kazakh Khanate over Tashkent, Fergana, Andijan and Samarkand.
January 1601: Esim Khan established peace with the Khanate of Bukhara and returned control of Samarkand to them.
January 1608: In 1607, the Khanate of Bukhara, ruled by Abdullah II, launched military campaigns to conquer Tashkent, a strategic city in Central Asia. The battles resulted in the Khanate gaining control of Tashkent, solidifying their power in the region.
January 1627: The Dir State is said to have been established in the 17th century as a Muslim khanate by Akhund Baba (also known Mulla Ilyas), the leader of a Pakhtun clan, and ruled afterwards by his descendants.
January 1628: Esim Khan united the Kazakh army and began a campaign against the Tashkent Khan Tursun Muhammad and Khan of Bukhara. In 1627, he defeated the enemy. Esim Khan abolished the Tashkent Khanate and the war finally ended.
January 1642: Like neighboring Balkh Subah, Badakshan was shortly conquered in 1641 by Mughal padshah (emperor) Shah Jahan, who turned it also into a short-lived subah (imperial top-level province), only to be lost again in 1647.
January 1648: Badakshan was shortly conquered in 1641 by Mughal padshah (emperor) Shah Jahan, who turned it also into a short-lived subah (imperial top-level province), only to be lost again in 1647.
January 1667: The Khanate of Kalat was founded in 1666 by Mir Ahmad Khan.
January 1684: Galdan's armies took Tashkent and Sayram.
January 1684: In 1683, the Dzungar Khanate, led by their general Rabtan, captured Taraz City. The Dzungars were a confederation of Mongol tribes in Central Asia, known for their military prowess and expansionist ambitions. Taraz City was an important trading hub and strategic location in the region.
January 1699: During the last years of the seventeenth century, the ancestor of the Katoor Dynasty, overthrew the Mongol Dynasty.
January 1710: The Khanate of Kokand was established in 1709 when the Shaybanid emir Shahrukh, of the Ming Tribe of Uzbeks, declared independence from the Khanate of Bukhara, establishing a state in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley.
January 1748: The Khanate of Bukhara is controlled by the non-Genghisid descendants of the Uzbek emir Khudayar Bi.
Disestablishment
January 1786: In 1785, his descendant, Shah Murad, formalized the family's dynastic rule (Manghit dynasty), and the khanate became the Emirate of Bukhara. The Manghits were non-Genghisid and took the Islamic title of Emir instead of Khan.
Selected Sources
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, pp.164-165
