Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that has existed since 1991 CE. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
Independent in 1991 and ruled by Islam Karimov until his death in 2016. His successor Shavkat Mirziyoyev ended forced labor in the cotton harvest and opened the economy.
See Uzbekistan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1991 CE to the present
- Duration
- 34 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Tashkent
Came from
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
- Mongolia
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
- Uzbek SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
Questions
When did Uzbekistan exist?
1991 CE to the present, about 34 years.
Where was Uzbekistan?
Transoxiana and Khwarazm, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Tashkent.
What language did Uzbekistan speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.
What came before Uzbekistan?
Soviet Union and Uzbek SSR.