Medieval Uzbekistan

Medieval Uzbekistan

Inhabited since prehistoric times, the population of Uzbekistan is composed of descendents of nomadic Mongol, Iranian & Turkic tribes. These nomadic tribes mixed with the sedentary population of Uzbekistan in the 13th century AD. Russian influence on Uzbekistan began as early as the 18th century. In 1876 all of the Uzbek were conquered by the Russian empire. The Transcaucasian Railway was built by the Russian empire connecting Uzbekistan to the region's major cities. [BM] {UA}