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Political Upheaval and Succession in the Khanate of Bukhara in the 1570s

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1570–1578

In the 1570s, the Khanate of Bukhara (Shaybanid dynasty) experienced fierce power struggles, with Abdullah Khan II taking Bukhara in 1570 and his son…

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  1. 1570Bukhara · UzbekistanAbdullah Khan II ended the long civil war with Iskander Khan, attacking into Bukhara from Samarkand and unifying most of Transoxiana. He implemented Sunni Islamic law and consolidated the khanate's position as a religious and trade center of Central Asia.
  2. 1578Bukhara · UzbekistanAbdullah Khan II died, and his son Abdul-Aziz Khan succeeded him. The new khan continued his father's internal Islamization policies and external balancing strategy, maintaining diplomatic maneuvering with the Mughals, Safavids, and northern nomadic powers.

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