TURKESTAN KHANATES: FROM THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION (MIDDLE OF THE XVI-XIX CENTURIES)

Аннотация

The article reflects on the role of shipbuilding in the socio-economic life of Bukhara, Khiva and Kokand khanates based on the data of historical works, travel books and other types of sources created in the first half of the XVI-XIX centuries.In particular, Amudarya, Syrdarya, who supplied the Turkestan territory with water, with an emphasis on the important place of their own in the daily life of the population, they showed the sailing of ships of various categories, which in turn showed the influence that they had on the development of shipbuilding in the khanates.Also, means of preservation, which have an important place in the socio-economic life of the population – gubsor, raft, ferries, types of ships-boat, flat ship, kirjim, kizboy, aircraft (uchoq) ,uzarcha, kahoy, talmil and made extensive use of others.The preparation of such instruments and ships, their service, formed part of the population's production activities.The information contained in the article will serve as additional material for work published in the international circle at this time.