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Abdul-Aziz Khan

Type Figure Region Bukhara Khanate Time c. 1620–1681 Also known as Abdul-Aziz Khan、Abd al-Aziz Khan、Abdul Aziz

Janid ruler of the Bukhara Khanate (r. 1647–1681) who kept Bukhara a Silk Road trade and Islamic scholarly center amid Safavid and neighboring rivals.

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  1. c. 1620–1647Bukhara · BukharaSon of Nadir Muhammad Khan, he grew up in the Bukharan royal house and succeeded as ruler of the Bukhara Khanate in 1647 after his father's death or abdication.
  2. 1647–1681Bukhara · BukharaReigning for over thirty years, he maintained Bukhara's status as a Central Asian hub of Islamic learning and trade, contending in the 1650s with Safavid Persia, the Khanate of Khiva, and other powers to consolidate Janid rule in Central Asia.

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