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- It was briefly (1924–36) the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
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Aug 14, 2024 · After it revolted against its Mongol rulers (1365), Samarkand became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane), who made the city the most important economic and cultural centre in Central Asia. Samarkand was conquered by Uzbeks in 1500 and became part of the khanate of Bukhara.
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Samarkand was the capital of the Uzbek SSR from 1925 to 1930, before being replaced by Tashkent. During World War II, after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, a number of Samarland's citizens were sent to Smolensk to fight the enemy. Many were taken captive or killed by the Nazis.
In 1930, the Uzbek SSR capital was relocated from Samarkand to Tashkent, which remained the capital since. In 1936, Uzbekistan was enlarged with the addition of the Karakalpak ASSR taken from the Kazakh SSR in the last stages of the national delimitation in the Soviet Union.
In 1924, national delimitation created the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic as an independent republic within the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991.
Samarkand was the capital of the Uzbek SSR from 1925 to 1930, before being replaced by Tashkent. During World War II, after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, a number of Samarland's citizens were sent to Smolensk to fight the enemy. Many were taken captive or killed by the Nazis.
It became a provincial capital of the Russian Empire in 1887, and it grew considerably during the Soviet period.
Aug 5, 2023 · In the ancient times, Samarkand was the capital of the ancient state of Sogdiana and was called Afrosiab. The ancient Greeks and the Romans knew the city by the name of “Maracanda”. Even during the campaign of Alexander the Great, Samarkand was a well-equipped and developed city.
