Iron Discipline and Personnel Policy in The Army of Amir Temur

Аннотация

This article discusses the military discipline and personnel policy of the great commander Amir Temur, who left a distinct mark on world history, which played an important role in forming the most powerful army of his time and building a large centralized state. Meanwhile, from a historiographical point of view, scientific literature written by Uzbek historians during the years of independence on this topic has been studied, supplemented by sources and information from foreign researchers, and problematic aspects have been explained. The article also pays special attention to aspects related to the mobilization system in the Sahibkiran army. Scientific research by Uzbek historians and orientalists emphasizes that the army of Amir Temur was dominated by the ideas of mutual respect between commanders and subordinates, the rule of law and tolerance in military units. According to scientific research that analyzed the information from the first sources, Sahibkiran managed to implement almost flawlessly the important components of military management, such as the staffing of military units and the selection of fighters, as well as the establishment of strict discipline in the army. It should be noted that the article uses such well-known sources as the “Tuzuki Temuriy” (Temur's Statutes), “Zafarname” by Persian historians Ali Yazdi and Nizomiddin Shami, “Ajayib al-Makdur fi tarihi Taymur” by the Arab historian Ibn Arabshah, which cover in detail the history of the period of Sahibkiran and the Timurids, as well as research by modern Uzbek and Russian orientalists. Keywords: Amir Temur, Sahibkiran, army, military discipline, crime and punishment, personnel policy, mobilization, “Tuzuki Temuriy”, onboshi, yuzboshi, mingboshi, tumanboshi, beklarbegi, tovachi. discipline and personnel policy established in the Introduction: A properly implemented personnel Sahibkiran army, as well as studying the little-covered policy and the observance of internal discipline by the or undiscovered aspects of the topic, is useful in personnel are the main elements that ensure that not maintaining effective internal order and conducting only the army, but also any institution, fully meets the personnel policy in teams that have not lost their requirements of the developing world. essence even in the present era. In this regard, the President of the Republic of METHODS Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted the relevance of: “education of students who are devoted to the people In the research process, general scientific methods of Uzbekistan, who have a firm outlook on life and an such as analysis and synthesis, comparative and active civic position, relying on the rich history and historical analysis were used. culture of our people, the priceless heritage of our Based on the analysis of sources and literature, the great ancestors, primarily Amir Temur, and the heroism military discipline and personnel policy established in of our modern compatriots who gave themselves for Amir Temur's army, as well as the mobilization system, the freedom and prosperity of the Motherland” . are considered. Therefore, studying, researching and analyzing the iron