Ashtarkhanid dynasty

Asian history

Also known as: Astrakhanid dynasty, Janid dynasty, Tuquy-Timurid dynasty(Show More)

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The Ashtarkhanid dynasty (also known as the Janid dynasty) ruled in Transoxania, a region of Central Asia, from 1599 until 1785. This dynasty succeeded the Shaybanid dynasty, which had previously ruled the area.1

Under Ashtarkhanid rule, the influence and power of the Uzbeks in Central Asia began to decline. This decline was particularly noticeable by the mid-18th century. A significant event that weakened the Ashtarkhanids was the invasion by Nader Shah of Iran in 1740, which led to the defeat of Bukhara and Khiva. The Ashtarkhanid dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1785. Following their fall, power in southern Central Asia shifted to three distinct tribal formations: the khanates of Bukhara, Khiva, and Kokand.1

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history of Central Asia
The Uzbeks
…and even more under the Ashtarkhanids (also known as Astrakhanids, Tuquy-Timurids, or Janids) who succeeded them during the 1600s, Central Asia experienced a decline in prosperity compared with the preceding Timurid period, in part because of a marked reduction in the transcontinental caravan trade following the opening of new oceanic…
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The early Uzbeks
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The Shaybānids’ successor, the Ashtarkhanid (Astrakhanid, or Janid) dynasty, ruled Transoxania after 1599. From the elevated political and cultural accomplishments of the Shaybānids, the level and extent of Uzbek influence slid into decline under Ashtarkhanid rule, reaching a low point by the mid-1700s. The severe jolt that Iran’s Afshārid…
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