Expansion of Uzbek Khanate Power

Timeline

1. 1510–1519Samarkand · UzbekistanAfter Shahbani Khan died in 1510 fighting the Safavids, his family members continued to rule Transoxiana's core cities. Around 1519, Uzbek branch leaders maintained firm control over Samarkand and Bukhara, and the khanate's institutions gradually took shape.
2. 1519Bukhara · Bukhara RegionUzbek forces firmly held the two major Transoxiana cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, replacing the Timurid heirs as the dominant power in Central Asia. Urban commerce and religious life continued to flourish, but the political center had shifted to the Uzbek khans.
3. 1519–1520Fergana Valley · Central AsiaUzbek forces continuously pressed the Timurid heir Babur's remaining territories in Fergana, forcing him to flee southward. Meanwhile, friction also existed between the Uzbeks and the Safavids in the direction of Khorasan, and Central Asia's power map tended to stabilize under Uzbek dominance.