Timeline of Uzbekistan

Chronology

13 events spanning the history of Uzbekistan. BCE/CE dating.

1. 601 – 800

   Arabs conquer Uzbekistan and introduce Islam.

   Arabs conquer Uzbekistan and introduce Islam.

2. 1141

   Battle of Samarkand (Uzbekistan): Yelutashi defeated Islams.

   Battle of Samarkand (Uzbekistan): Yelutashi defeated Islams.

3. 1201 – 1400

   Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia conquered by Genghis Khan.

   Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia conquered by Genghis Khan and becomes part of Mongol empire.

4. 1301 – 1400

   Uzbekistan part of Turkic ruler Tamerlane’s empire with Samarkand as its capital.

   Uzbekistan part of Turkic ruler Tamerlane’s empire with Samarkand as its capital.

5. 1701 – 1900

   Uzbekistan comes under independent emirates.

   Uzbekistan comes under independent emirates and khanates of Bukhara, Kokand and Samarkand.

6. 1917

   Tashkent soviet established following Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

   Tashkent soviet established following Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

7. 1924

   Stalin divided remnants of Turkestan into the current Central Asian republics.

   Stalin divided remnants of Turkestan into the current Central Asian republics.

8. 1930

   Uzbek capital transferred from Samarkand to Tashkent.

   Uzbek capital transferred from Samarkand to Tashkent.

9. 1944

   Some 160,000 Meskhetian Turks deported from Georgia to Uzbekistan by Joseph Stalin.

   Some 160,000 Meskhetian Turks deported from Georgia to Uzbekistan by Joseph Stalin.

10. 1991

    Uzbekistan and Kirghizia declared their independence.

    Uzbekistan and Kirghizia declared their independence.