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Imam Quli Khan

Type Figure Region Khanate of Bukhara Time 1582–1644 Also known as Imam Quli Khan、Imomquli Khan、Imam Quli Khan of Bukhara

Imam Quli Khan was the third khan of the Ashtarkhanid dynasty of the Khanate of Bukhara, reigning 1611–1642 and bringing it to its height of power.

Timeline

  1. 1611–1635Bukhara · UzbekistanAfter acceding, Imam Quli Khan campaigned east into Fergana, repelled Kazakh invasions, and established friendly relations with Mughal Jahangir and Safavid Abbas I. Under his rule the Khanate of Bukhara reached its historical peak of territory and influence.
  2. 1641–1642Khiva–Bukhara border · KhivaIn his later years his eyesight declined; in 1642 Imam Quli Khan abdicated in favor of his brother Nadir Muhammad Khan, then traveled to Safavid Isfahan to meet the shah, where the painter Mu'in Musavvir painted his portrait, before departing on the hajj to Mecca.
  3. 1643–1644Mecca · MeccaAfter completing the hajj, Imam Quli Khan died at Mecca and was buried in Medina. His brother Nadir Muhammad Khan took control of Bukhara, while in Khiva Abu'l-Ghazi Bahadur acceded in 1643, reshaping Central Asia's political landscape.

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