Uzbek SSR
Uzbek SSR was a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1924 to 1991 CE, about 67 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
The most populous Soviet republic of Central Asia, turned into a vast cotton plantation whose irrigation drained the Aral Sea.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1924 to 1991 CE
- Duration
- 67 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Samarkand, later Tashkent
Came from
Became
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Kazakh famine
- Sputnik launched from Baikonur
- The Aral Sea begins to shrink
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
- Turkmen SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Dutch East Indies
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
- Indonesia
- Empire of Japan
Questions
When did Uzbek SSR exist?
1924 to 1991 CE, about 67 years.
Where was Uzbek SSR?
Transoxiana and Khwarazm, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Samarkand, later Tashkent.
What language did Uzbek SSR speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.
What came before Uzbek SSR?
Turkestan ASSR, Bukharan People's Soviet Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic.
What came after Uzbek SSR?
Uzbekistan.