Bukhara, Uzbek (Shaybanid) Khanate of

The Khanate of Bukhara (or Khanate of Bukhoro) is a Central Asian[3] state from the second quarter of sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century.

Bukhara becomes the capital of the short-lived Shaybanid empire during the reign of Ubaydallah Khan (1533–1540).

The khanate reaches its greatest extent and influence under its penultimate Shaybanid ruler, Abdullah Khan II (r. 1577–1598).In the seventeenth and eoighteenth centuries, the Khanate is ruled by the Janid Dynasty (Astrakhanids or Ashtarkhanids).

In 1740, it is conquered by Nadir Shah, the Shah of Iran.

After his death in 1747, the khanate is controlled by the descendants of the Uzbek emir Khudayar Bi, through the prime ministerial position of ataliq.

In 1785, his descendent, Shah Murad, formalizes the family's dynastic rule (Manghit dynasty), and the khanate becomse the Emirate of Bukhara.

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