Data on prominent representatives of the Muslim elite of the Khorezm khanate of the 19th century, stored in the photo collection of the Khiva State Museum-Reserve “Ichan-Kala”
Babadzhanov D.K.
394-406 p.
doi.org: 10.22378/he.2023-8-3.394-406
The work reveals the history of the personalities captured in the photograph which is stored in the collections of the Khiva State Museum-Reserve “Ichan-Kala”. At its center is Muhammad Rahim Khan II, the ruler of the Khiva Khanate. Based on historical sources, the author of the article highlights the life and activities of Mukhammad Rakhim Khan II and the palace officials who ruled the Khanate at the end of the 19th century. It is shown that Mukhammad Rakhim Khan II aspired to be the patron of Sharia. He was an enlightened ruler – he supported musical and poetic arts, had polemical conversations with intellectuals, and was fond of writing poems. In 1874, under the patronage of Mukhammad Rakhim Khan II, the first printing house in Central Asia for printing lithographic books was organized in Khorezm. One of the first books published in it were “Khamsa” by Alisher Navoi and “Divan” by the poet Munis.
Keywords: Khorezm Khanate, Mukhammad-Rakhim-Khan II, Matmurad-Devanbegi, Colonel Sultan Jafar Asfandiyorov, Kamil Khorazmiy
For citation: Babadzhanov D.K. (2023) Data on prominent representatives of the Muslim elite of the Khorezm khanate of the 19th century, stored in the photo collection of the Khiva State Museum-Reserve “Ichan-Kala”. Istoricheskaya etnologiya [Historical Ethnology]. Vol. 8. No. 3: 394–406. DOI: 10.22378/he.2023-8-3.394-406 (In Russ.)
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About the author: Dilmurod K. Babadzhanov, Ph.D. (History), Senior Researcher at the Department of Humanities, Khorezm Mamun Academy of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (Tsentr-1, Khiva 220900, Khorezm Region, Republic of Uzbekistan); b.madyor@bk.ru
Received March 1, 2023 Accepted for publication September 11, 2023
Published Online December 4, 2023
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