The rise of the Bukhara Khanate under Abdullah Khan II
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write two reasons for the strengthening of Abdullah Khan II’s state.
Support of the Juybari shaykhs; subduing by force; restoring central power.
2
Draw the events from Abdullah Khan II’s death to 1601 as a cause-and-effect chain.
Struggle for the throne, Abdulmumin’s murder, Iran’s attack, Khwarazm’s separation, killing of Pirmuhammad II.
3
Write 1556, 1583, 1598 and 1601 with their events.
1556 power; 1583 formally khan; 1598 death; 1601 end of dynasty.
4
What might harshness toward relatives lead to in the long run? Write your view.
Answer: distrust, plots and a weak succession.