Bukhara

Khanate of Bukhara (1501-1740, 1747-1785), Emirate of Bukhara (1785-1920)

Country in Central Asia (1501-1920)

Location: Central Asia

Capital City: Bukhara

Government type: Absolute Monarchy

Main languages: Persian, Chagatai, Uzbek

Main religions: Sunni Islam

Chronology

1501: Bukhara captured from Timurid Empire by Shaybanid dynasty, Khanate founded

1740: Conquered by Afsharid Persia

1747: Independence restored

1785: Khanate becomes Emirate

1868-1917: Russian vassal

1920: Bolshevik takeover

Currency

Tanka (1501-1801)

1 Tanka = 10 Falus/Pul • 1 Tilla = 26 Tenga

Tenga (1801-1920)

1 Tenga = 10 Falus/Pul • 1 Tilla = 26 Tenga

Coins from Bukhara in the collection

Khanate (1501-1740, 1747-1785)

•1 Fals, Shaybanid Dynasty (1509-99) (copper, like Zeno#96725)

Emirate of Bukhara (1785-1920)

•1 Pul, 1828 (Emir Nasrallah bin Haidar (1827-1860), copper, Islamic#3037.1)