State administration and military affairs in the Bukhara Khanate
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five state offices and their duties.
Devonbegi — chief minister; qazi-kalan — courts; muhtasib — markets; Shaykh al-Islam — sharia supervision; parvonachi — decrees.
2
What is the lowest level of administration in present-day Uzbekistan called? Find out.
Answer: the mahalla (citizens’ assembly).
3
Show the structure of the army with a diagram.
Answer: centre, two wings, advance guard, vanguard, rear guard.
4
Why was the bow still the main weapon? Write one sentence.
Firearms were few and poor, while the bow was reliable and quick.
5
Write one difference in administration between the two periods (Shaybanid and Ashtarkhanid).
Under the Ashtarkhanids the devons weakened and power passed to local forces.