The formation of the Emirate of Bukhara
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the important dates between 1736 and 1756 with events.
1736 Reza Quli; 1740 Nadir Shah; 1743 Hakim Biy’s death; 1747 deaths of Nadir Shah and Abulfayz; 1756 Manghits.
2
Compare the Khiva khan’s attitude to Bukhara in 1736 and in 1740.
In 1736 Ilbars Khan set out to help, so the Iranian army turned back; in 1740 he was busy with problems in his own khanate and could not help.
3
Find Bukhara, Karshi, Shahrisabz and Miyonqol on the map.
Answer: Bukhara in the centre, Karshi and Shahrisabz in the south.
4
Write the difference between the titles amir and khan.
Khan — a Chingizid ruler; amir — a Manghit ruler who was not a Chingizid.
5
Identify a building from the Manghit period in present-day Bukhara.
Answer: for example the palace buildings in the Ark.