The weakening of central power in the Bukhara Khanate
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three causes of the weakening of central power.
Constant wars and taxes; no regular army; growing power of the amirs.
2
Why did Ubaydullah Khan II’s reforms weigh hard on the people?
Taxes rose fourfold and the money lost value.
3
Find the Fergana Valley on the map and write why it matters.
Answer: a fertile, densely settled valley where the Kokand Khanate arose.
4
Compare internal conflicts in Shaybanid and Ashtarkhanid times.
Both had struggles over the throne; under the Ashtarkhanids the amirs subordinated the khan.