Bukhara
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For a century after the Battle of Talas, Islam took root in Bukhara. In 850 CE (235 AH) Bukhrara became the capital of the Persian Samanid Empire. During the golden age of the Samanids, Bukhara became the intellectual center of the Islamic world and therefore, at that time, of the world itself. In 999 CE (389 AH) the Samanids were toppled by the Karakhanid Uyghurs. Later Bukhara bacame part of the kingdom of Khorezmshakhs, who fueled anger of Monghols by killing their ambassador, and in 1220 CE (616 AH) the city was leveled by Genghis Khan. The city slowly recovered and was part of first the Chaghatay Khanate, then the Timurid Empire. It next became the capital of the Khanate of Bukhara and later the Emirate of Bukhara which lasted until 1920, though it was a Russian protectorate for much of this time.
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 Study of a Stork's Nest at the top of a palace wall, before 1915 |
 City skyline of Bukhara, dominated by the Kalyan minaret |
 Arq fortress walls, home to the Khans of Bukhara |
 A view from the inside of the Po-i Kalyan mosque, showing the Kalyan minaret |
 Chor Minor, the gatehouse to a now-disappeared madrasah |
 Entrance to the emir's palace |
 Alim Khan (1880-1944), last emir of Bukhara |
 The Kalyan minaret (photo 2003). |
 Arq fortress panoramic (photo 2003). |
 Samanids mausoleum (between 892 and 943) (photo 2003). |
 Mir-i Arab madrasah (photo 2003). |
 City gate Talipoch (photo 2003). |
 Chor Minor madrasah (photo 2003). |
 Trade couple Tagi Zargaron 16-th century (photo 2003). |
 Piscine for harem in palace (1912-1918) of Amir Sitorai Mokhi Khossa near Bukhara (photo 2003). |
 The Kalyan minaret (photo 2003). |
