The History of The Ashtarkhanid Dynasty (Based on The Work Tarixi Salimiy)

This article is dedicated to a scholarly analysis of the political, military, and cultural activities of the rulers of the Ashtarkhanid dynasty in the history of Mawarannahr and the Bukhara Khanate, based on Mirza Salimbek’s historical work Tarikh-i Salimiy. The study examines the internal power struggles among members of the dynasty, succession conflicts, responses to external threats—particularly relations with the Iranian ruler Nadir Shah—as well as diplomatic efforts and statecraft. The article explores the role of Ashtarkhanid rulers in governance, their attempts at establishing centralized authority, their interactions with military elites and amirs, and the eventual decline of the dynasty, which paved the way for the rise of the Manghit state. Events described in Tarikh-i Salimiy are critically analyzed through the lens of modern historiography to assess their significance in the political history of Uzbekistan.