CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN THE CITY OF KARSHI DURING THE REIGN OF AMIR TEMUR

Abstract

The city of Karshi, which has a great past, is 2700 years old. In the center of the Kashkadarya oasis, on the banks of the Kashkadarya, at the intersection of the international railway and highway. The area is 7.5 thousand hectares. The population is 283,200 people (2022 ) . Karshi is one of the ancient cities of Uzbekistan. It was called Bolo, Nashebolo, Naxshap, Nasaf, etc. in different periods, and it was called Karshi since the 14th century. The city of Karshi has a special place in Uzbek history. First, Karshi is the first major Turkic-speaking city in Movarounnahr. At that time, the Turkish language was dominant in Khorezm (Urganch), Fergana (Andijan), Shosh oasis (Tashkent), and several large cities along the banks of the Syrdarya, but there was no such city in Movarounnahr. With the construction of Karshi, different people settled here, but Turkish became the dominant language in the city. At that time, Mongols themselves already spoke Turkic language. In particular, Arab traveler Ibn Battuta noted that Kebak Khan's native language was Turkish. During the period of the Chigatai dynasty, and then the Timurids, the Turkish language served as the official language of correspondence.