Official And Unofficial Versions Of Bukhara's History: Comparative Analysis Of The Works Of “Tuhfa-Yi Shahi” And “Tarikh-I Salatin-I Manghitiya”

Аннотация

The article provides detailed information about the life of a prominent historian and poet Mirza Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim Sami Bustani (1838-1908), who lived and worked in Bukhara in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his two historical works, “Tuhfa-yi shahi” and “Tarikh-i salatin-i Manghitiya”. Although these works have rich factual data and devoted to the history of the last dynasty of Bukhara – the dynasty of Manghit, they are poorly studied. Both works, in particular the details of events that the author himself witnessed – the events of the Central Asian occupation by the Russian Empire, are original and these materials are of historical importance in covering the history of the region. The article explains the historical significance of these sources by comparative analysis of them. Also, the defeat of the Bukhara army by the Christian army during the occupation aggravated the political and economic crisis in Bukhara, which led to loss of reputations of Amir and officials. The works of Mirza Sami expose the horizons of the study of the attitude of the local intellectuals to the rulers of Bukhara and the Russian invasion during this crisis. Keywords: Mirza Sami, Bukhara, Russian Empire, “Tuhfa-yi shahi” and “Tarikh-i salatin-i Manghitiya”, Amir, Islam, Christian “enslavement”. JULY 2020[TAJIIR] 60 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH ISSN (e): 2642-7478 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/tajiir/Volume02Issue07-11