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“TUHFAT-UL-KHONI” OF MUHAMMAD VAFO KARMINAGI IS A RARE HISTORICAL SOURCE
Authors: Saidov Bakhtiyor Latifovich, PhD of the department of the history of Tajik people of SEI «Khujand State University named after acad. B. Gafurov» (Tajikistan, Khujand)
JOURNAL NUMBER: 1(74). YEAR OF ISSUE: 2023. LANGUAGE OF THE ARTICLE: Tajik
ANNOTATION
The article reviews the place of the written source “Tuhfat-ul-khoni” of Muhammadvafo Karminagi in the study of the history of Bukhara Khanate referring to the 18th century. The author gives information about the manuscript “Tuhfat-ul-khoni”, its facsimile edition, transliteration of writing from Persian into Tajik Cyrillic and conducted researches on its basis. The author of the article notes that “Tuhfat-ul-khoni” details the political situation of Ashtarkhan state, the attack of Nodirshoh on Movarounnahr, Ashtarkhanids dynasty collapse and Mangyt dynasty’s coming to power, Muhammadrahimkhon`s desire to centralize the state, subjugate certain regions and Doniyolbi`s reign. The relevant historical source describes social, cultural life and ethnic composition of Bukhara as well. Finally, the author notes that “Tuhfat-ul-khoni” of Muhammadvafo Karminagi is considered to be one of the rare sources in the study of the history of Bukhara Khanate referring to the 18th century and contains unique information about with political, military, social, cultural and ethnic life.
KEY WORDS
historical sources, Bukhara Khanate, military-political events, Mangyt dynasty, Ashtarkhanids, Muhammadvafo Karminagi, “Tuhfat-ul-khoni”