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Many of Babur's poems have become popular Uzbek folk songs, especially by Sherali Joʻrayev. [91] Some sources claim that Babur is a national hero in Kyrgyzstan too. [92] In October 2005, Pakistan developed the Babur Cruise Missile, named in his honour. Shahenshah Babar, an Indian film about the emperor directed by Wajahat Mirza was
Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic languages world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. While the Uzbek language is the majority spoken language in Uzbekistan, Russian is widely used as an inter-ethnic tongue and in government. Islam is the majority religion in Uzbekistan, most Uzbeks being non-denominational Muslims. [1]
Uzbekistan at that point became the first union republic to introduce the positions of president and vice president, roles often seen in the west. The only person who served as vice president was Shukrullo Mirsaidov, who, before this position, was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Uzbek SSR. After the abolition of the post of vice ...
Timur was born in Transoxiana near the city of Kesh (modern Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan), some 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Samarkand, part of what was then the Chagatai Khanate. [citation needed] His name Temur means "Iron" in the Chagatai language, his mother-tongue (cf. Uzbek Temir, Turkish Demir). [39]
Uzbekistan, [a] officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, [b] is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, Uzbek politician and the eldest daughter of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev; Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Uzbek politician from Afghanistan; Abdusamat Taymetov, first Uzbek pilot; Alla Anarov, supreme soviet deputy and double Hero of Socialist Labour; Azad Beg, Abdul Waris Karimi, was an Uzbek doctor serving in the ...
Muhammad Shaybani Khan (Chagatai and Persian: محمد شیبانی; c. 1451 – 2 December 1510) [a] was an Uzbek leader who consolidated various Uzbek tribes and laid the foundations for their ascendance in Transoxiana and the establishment of the Khanate of Bukhara.
Giyasuddin Muhammad Uzbek Khan, [a] better known as Özbeg (1282–1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde (1313–1341), under whose rule the state reached its zenith. [1] He was succeeded by his son Tini Beg. He was the son of Toghrilcha and grandson of Mengu-Timur, who had been khan of the Golden Horde from 1266 to 1280.