The Khanate of Bukhara was an Uzbek state in Central Asia, centred on the city of Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan. It was founded by the Shaybanids, descendants of Genghis Khan, whose leader Muhammad Shaybani conquered Samarkand and the lands of the Timurids. Bukhara became a centre of Islamic scholarship with many madrasas, and its rulers fought with the Safavids of Persia and the Khivans. Under the Ashtarkhanid dynasty, it flourished, but later it was weakened by internal conflicts and by Nadir Shah's invasion. The Manghit dynasty took power and ruled as emirs. In the nineteenth century the emirate came under Russian influence and became a protectorate, surviving until the Soviet revolution.
Before and after
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- from 15th century to 18th centuryEarly modern period
- from 1500 to 1785Khanate of Bukhara
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- 24 February 1500Birth of Charles V
- from 1501 to 1736Safavid dynasty
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