The Department of the History of Uzbekistan was established in 1938. Initially, it was named the Department of Central Asian History and was led by Professor K.E. Zhitov, Candidate of Historical Sciences.
During the Second World War, a number of professors and teachers from the department volunteered for the front. At that time, they began training soldiers needed for the front and gave lectures in hospitals. In 1942, many scientists, professors, and teachers were evacuated to Uzbekistan from Moscow, Leningrad, and other cities and became involved in the educational process. It was from this time, beginning in February 1942, that the department was headed by A.Y. Yakubovskiy, a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
In 1949, with the participation of department members, the first post-war collection of student research papers was published, which became an established tradition for the department’s faculty and students. Beginning in January 1953, scholarly and methodological collections were regularly published under the series title “Works of Scholars of the Faculty of History.” In 1962, the department was renamed the “History of the Peoples of Uzbekistan.” While continuing their scholarly, methodological, and educational activities at a high level, the department’s faculty actively participated in the restoration, reconstruction, and other efforts to rebuild university buildings damaged by the 1966 Tashkent earthquake.
Since 1991, fundamental changes have occurred in the training of qualified historian-specialists. In order to realize the ideas of the university’s founders, the Jadids, focus was placed on researching the pressing issues of our nation’s history. First and foremost, amendments were made to State Educational Standards, curricula, and academic subject programs, and new subjects that had not been previously taught or had been impossible to teach were introduced into the educational process. On December 1, 2011, the “History” department was merged with the inter-faculty “History of Uzbekistan” department in 2014 and was subsequently renamed the “History of Uzbekistan” department. In 2021, the “Modern History of Uzbekistan” department was separated from this department’s structure. Over the years, prominent scholars such as Academician A.R. Mukhammadjanov, Prof. G.G. Kholliev, Prof. A.A. Golovanov, Prof. V.L. Gentshke, Prof. Kh. Gulyamov, Z. Choriev, G. Machin, and Z. Mustafayev have worked at the department.
History of Uzbekistan
Head of the department
XOLIKULOV AXMADJON BOYMAXAMMATOVICH
Head of Department
Degree:
Doctor of Sciences, DSc
Scientific title:
Professor
Reception days:
Monday, Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Address:
Address: 100174, Tashkent city, Almazor district, University street, 4th house
History of the department
The composition of the department
Scientific activity
| № | The research professor’s full name | Academic degree, title | The topic of the dissertation |
| 1 | Kholikulov Ahmadjon Boymakhammatovich | docent | Kashkadarya principality in the XIX – early XX centuries |
| 2 | Musaev Nuriddin Umirzoqovich | professor | The end of the XIX – beginning of the XX century The emergence and development of industrial production in Turkestan |
| 3 | Yunusova Khurshida Erkinovna | professor | Socio-economic processes and spiritual life in Uzbekistan in the 80s of the XX century |
| 4 | Ishanxadjaeva Zamira Raimovna | professor | The impact of the Soviet government’s repressive policy on the cultural life of Uzbekistan |
| 5 | Kobzeva Olga Petrovna | professor | Great Shelkovy’s way: analysis of the problem and perspective research |
| 6 | Siddikov Ravshan Berdimurotovich | docent | Reform and development of higher education in Uzbekistan in the context of globalization (1991-2021) |
| 7 | Tukhtabekov Kozimbek Azimbekovich | docent | The colonial nature of Tsarist Russia’s economic policy in Turkestan during the First World War |
| 8 | Zamonov Akbar Turgenovich | (PhD), docent | Socio-political and cultural life of Bukhara khanate during the reign of Abdullah |
| 9 | Khudoykulov Urol Karimovich | docent | History of light and food industry in the southern regions of Uzbekistan (1980-1990) |
| 10 | Norbekov Abdukomil Vafaevich | docent | The role of rural cultural institutions in the development and spiritual education of the population in Uzbekistan (1989-2000) |
| 11 | Baltabaeva Manzuraxon Mirzajanovna | (PhD), docent | Participation of women in a new stage of socio-economic and political process in Uzbekistan (from 2017 to present |
| 12 | Togaev Jasur Erkinovich | (PhD), head teacher | Issues of historical reconstruction of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages (on the example of Southern Uzbekistan) |
| 13 | Ernazarov Shermukhammat Eshbekovich | head teacher | A factor of historical consciousness and thinking in the development of the national idea |
| 14 | Usarov Umidjon Abdumavlyanovich | head teacher | The policy of the Russian Empire on land and water relations in Turkestan |
| 15 | Alinazarova Dildora Valisherovna | head teacher | Formation and development of periodicals in the Fergana Valley (late 19th century – 80s of the 20th century) |
| 16 | Muhammadiev Rahmon Rashidovich | teacher | The role of Usmon Yusupov in the socio-economic and political processes in the Uzbek SSR (1931-1966) |
| 17 | Primov Muhiddin Omonovich | teacher | History of cartography in Uzbekistan in 1924-1990: status, stages and problems |
| 18 | Shakirov Ilyas Raximzyanovich | teacher | History of Uzbekistan and Singapore (1991-2020) |
A number of textbooks, teaching aids, and methodological manuals have been published and implemented in practice under the co-authorship of the department’s scientists. In recent years, members of the department have published the textbook “History of Uzbekistan” (authors’ collective), the textbook “Land and Water Relations in Uzbekistan” (from ancient times to the 15th century) (Part 1) (Kholikulov A.B.), the textbook “History of Uzbek Statehood” (Kobzeva O.P., Siddikov R.B.), the textbook “History of Uzbekistan” (Kobzeva O.P., Alinazarova D.V.), the textbook “History of Science and Technology” (D.V. Alinazarova, F.A. Akramova), the textbook “History of Uzbekistan” (History of Uzbekistan’s Independence Period) (Kh.E. Yunusova, U. Usarov), the textbook “Upbringing” (A. Narbekov), the textbook “Theoretical Conceptual Issues of Reforms Implemented in Uzbekistan” (Part 2) (M. Baltabaeva), and the textbook “History of Military Affairs in Uzbekistan.” (Egamberdieva G.A., Dzhuraeva S.N.), “History of Uzbekistan. Part 4. Mid-19th – early 20th centuries. (for reinforcing the topics of the seminar and independent study) (U. Usarov),””History of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan. Part 1. (From the earliest period to the first half of the 14th century)” (U. Usarov), “Land and Water Relations in Uzbekistan (mid-19th century – early 20th century)” (U. Usarov), “History of the Bukhara Khanate” (A. Zamonov), “Digital History (for organizing seminar sessions and independent study)” (J. Togaev), “History of the Bukhara Emirate” (A. Zamonov, A. Egamberdiev), “History of Uzbekistan” (G.A. Egamberdieva, et al.), “Bibliography. Anatoly Sagdullaev” (J. Togaev), “The Repressive Policy of Soviet Power and the Culture of Uzbekistan: A Tragedy of Survival” (Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva), “Uzbekistan in the Conditions of Colonialism and Soviet Totalitarianism” (Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva), “Rights and Freedom of Women, All-sided Support of Their Activities in the Field of Business: the Experiment of Uzbekistan” (M. Baltabaeva), “The Policy of the Russian Empire Regarding Land and Water Relations in the Turkestan Region” (U. Usarov), History of the Periodical Press in the Fergana Valley (late 19th – last quarter of the 20th century) (Alinazarova D.V.), “Sufism Scholars of Karmana” (Kandaharov A.Kh.), “Socio-political, economic, and cultural processes of the Bukhara Khanate and the Role of Sufism Representatives in Them” (Kandaharov A.Kh.) monographs were published.
The faculty of the department, aiming to promote the history of Uzbekistan and its rich historical and cultural heritage, has created the “raqamlitarix.uz” electronic database. They are continuously updating and uploading information to this platform. On September 28, 2022, on the department’s initiative, a scientific and practical conference on “The Importance of Digital Technologies in the Study of the History of Uzbekistan” was held. The conference featured scholars from the Interregional Association “History and Computer” (Moscow, Russian Federation), the Department of Historical Informatics at the Faculty of History of Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Institute of Asian and African Countries of Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Institute for Humanities of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, the Institute for the Humanities of Novosibirsk State University, the Center for Eurasian Studies of Tomsk State University, the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, and the “Memory of the Victims of Repression” State Museum under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
On May 14-15, 2024, the “History of Uzbekistan” department of the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek held an international scientific and practical conference titled “Mirzo Ulugbek – A Great Thinker, Scientist, and State Figure,” dedicated to the 630th anniversary of the birth of the great scientist and statesman Mirzo Ulugbek.
In recent years, Prof. Research was conducted within the framework of the applied projects of young scientists OT-F1-109 “Land-water relations in Uzbekistan (from ancient times to the present)” under the supervision of Kh.E. Yunusova, OT-EA-1-06 “Creation of a collection of 3D (three-dimensional) models of ancient monuments (temples, palaces, and fortresses) on the territory of Uzbekistan” under the supervision of Zh.E. Togaev, and A-OT-2021-132 “Development of the ‘i-Tourism’ platform for historical and ethno-cultural sources of the Surkhan oasis” under the supervision of S. Djuraeva. In 2021-2022, Prof. Under the leadership of Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva, research was conducted within the framework of the practical project “Creating an electronic platform and multimedia complex for a deeper study of the heritage of victims of repression, perpetuating their memory, and highlighting the significance of their socio-political, spiritual, and educational ideas in education and upbringing.” Along with this, in 2024, under the leadership of S. Juraeva, within the framework of the practical project AL-662205481 “Development of an ‘i-tourism’ platform for historical and cultural monuments and ecotourism pilgrimage sites of the Kashkadarya oasis,” Prof. Kh.E. Yunusova, associate professors D.V. Alinazarova, G.A. Egamberdieva, and teacher F. Akramova conducted research, and a monograph was published based on the grant results.
The majority of the department’s faculty members are active as members of the Scientific Council and the Scientific Seminar, designated as DSc.03/30.12.2019.Tar.01.04, which awards academic degrees at the National University of Uzbekistan. In 2021-2022, faculty from the Department of History of Uzbekistan—J. Togaev, I. Shakirov, U. Usarov, Sh. Ernazarov, D. Alinazarova, and G. Egamberdiyeva—successfully defended their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertations. In 2023, A. Kholikulov successfully defended his Doctor of Science (DSc) dissertation. In 2024, A. Kholikulov was awarded the academic title of Professor, while J. Togaev, U. Usarov, and D. Alinazarova were awarded the academic titles of Associate Professor.
Over the years, members of the department have been awarded certificates by the Intellectual Property Agency for various software products and developments:
- “Repressive Policy – Soviet Power and the Culture of Uzbekistan: A Tragedy of Survival (1925-1953) ” mobile application. No DGU 13630. 10.11.2021 / Z.R. Ishankhadjayeva et al.
- “Software package for the ‘i-Tourism’ platform on historical and ethnocultural sources of the Surkhan oasis.” No DGU 14172. 24.12.2021. S. Djurayeva.
- “Multimedia educational-methodological complex on the History of Uzbekistan.” No DGU 07256. 21.10.2019. Z.R. Ishankhadjayeva, S. Beknazarova.
- “History of Uzbekistan” (A reference book for bachelor’s students in History, specialization – 5120300 History by World Countries). No002269. 30.06.2020. Ishankhadjayeva, S. Beknazarova.
- “Media Encyclopedia for the Android mobile platform.” No DGU 05467. 22.06.2018. Ishankhadjayeva, S. Beknazarova.
- “Scholars of the East.” Media application. No DGU 05794. 26.11.2018. Z.R. Ishankhadjayeva, S. Beknazarova.
- “Creation of 3D models of the ancient monuments of Uzbekistan.” No 000070. 04.06.2015. J.E. Togayev.
The department’s primary research theme is the “History of Uzbek Statehood.” Nearly all faculty members are conducting research within this theme, specifically focusing on topics such as: the history of Uzbek statehood in Central Asia and Uzbekistan from ancient times to the present day; early urban planning; mutual trade and cultural relations; the history of the Great Silk Road and world civilization; the life and work of Eastern scholars; the state of Amir Temur and its governance; the Uzbek khanates; socio-economic and political processes; Central Asian toponyms; relations between the Russian Empire and the Central Asian khanates; the history of the establishment of Soviet rule in Turkestan; repressions and the policy of “dekulakization”; the history of interethnic relations in Uzbekistan during the Soviet era; Uzbekistan’s transition to a market economy during the years of independence; the idea of national independence and its role in societal development; and reforms in the education system.
The main subjects taught at the “History of Uzbekistan” department are as follows:
Bachelor’s Degree Program
- History of Uzbekistan;
- Modern History of Uzbekistan;
- History of Science and Technology;
- History of Uzbek Statehood;
- The Scientific Heritage of Eastern Scholars;
- History of Sufi Orders in Central Asia;
- History of the Culture and Art of Uzbekistan;
- Digital History, and others.
Master’s Degree Specializations
- Land and Water Relations in Central Asia (from ancient times to the present);
- History of Trade Relations and Entrepreneurship in Uzbekistan;
- Topical Issues in the History of Uzbekistan in the Second Half of the 19th and 20th Centuries;
- Interethnic Relations and Tolerance in Uzbekistan.
International cooperation
Local and foreign partners:
- Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- State Museum of History of Uzbekistan.
- Memorial Museum of Repression Victims.
Information on International Cooperation
Faculty members of the Department of the History of Uzbekistan regularly deliver lectures at top universities around the world. In 2019, lectures were delivered by department associate professors D.V. Alinazarova and G.A. Egamberdieva (Youth Parliament of the State Duma of Russia); in 2020 by D.V. Alinazarova and G.A. Egamberdieva (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences); in 2021 by A.G. Muminov (Autonomous University of Madrid), Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva and J.E. Togaev (L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University), A.B. Kholikulov, O.P. Kobzeva, and I.R. Shakirov (Novosibirsk State University), and N.U. Musaev (Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University); in 2022 by Kh.E. Yunusova and U. Usarov (Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University); in 2023 by A.B. Kholikulov, O.P. Kobzeva, U.A. Usarov, J.E. Togaev, and D.V. Alinazarova (Novosibirsk State University), and Kh.E. Yunusova (Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University); in 2024 by A.B. Kholikulov, U.A. Usarov, and J.E. Togaev (Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University), and O.P. Kobzeva, M. Baltabaeva, G.A. Egamberdieva, and D.V. Alinazarova (Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Asian and African Studies (Department of Central Asian and Caucasian Countries) at Lomonosov Moscow State University); and in 2025 by Kh.E. Yunusova, M. Baltabaeva, G.A. Egamberdieva, and D.V. Alinazarova (Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan University).
Additionally, in 2020, department associate professor D.V. Alinazarova became the winner of the “Young Scientist of the CIS – 2020” competition and was awarded the corresponding badge. Furthermore, at the end of 2020, associate professors of the Department of the History of Uzbekistan D.V. Alinazarova and G.A. Egamberdieva participated in the “A.A. Gromyko Competition for Young International Relations Specialists of the CIS – 2020,” an international review competition initiated by the A.A. Gromyko Association for Foreign Policy Studies, the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus, securing an honorable 3rd place.
To improve the university’s international ranking, the Department of History of Uzbekistan is further strengthening ties with foreign partner universities. These contacts serve to enhance Academic reputation and employer reputation. In this regard, the main partners are Moscow State University (ranked 75th in the QS rankings), Novosibirsk State University (260th in the QS rankings), Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (150th in the QS rankings), L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University (278th in the QS rankings), A. Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University (743rd in the QS rankings), N. Erbakan University of Turkey, and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (801-1000th in the QS rankings).
The department also pays special attention to attracting foreign specialists to the educational process. In this regard, professors from Kastamonu University in Turkey, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Servants under the President of the Russian Federation, the Institute of Humanities of Peter the Great Polytechnic University in Saint Petersburg, the Institute of Humanities of Novosibirsk State University, Al-Farabi Kazakh State University, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the Kazakh State Research Institute of History, R.B. Suleymanov University of Oriental Studies in Kazakhstan, and the Khoja Ahmad Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University are constantly involved in the educational process.
Training is organized within the framework of the academic mobility program within the framework of the Erasmus + project, concluded with the Najmiddin Erbakan University of Turkey.
In recent years, professors and teachers of the Department of History of Uzbekistan have actively participated in international internships and conferences. In particular, on April 25-29, 2023, at St. Petersburg State University, a conference on source studies and historiography of Asian and African countries “Russia and the East. Within the framework of the traditional International Scientific Congress “To the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg State University,” professors and teachers of the department O.P. Kobzeva, D.V. Alinazarova and F.A. Akramova took part with their reports.
On May 21-23, 2024, within the framework of the XVI international conference “New World Order: from the Legacy of Colonialism to Sovereignty and Development,” dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the 65th anniversary of the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professors and teachers of the department O.P. Kobzeva, M.M. Baltabaeva, G. Egamberdieva and D.V. Alinazarova took part with their reports.
On May 24, 2024, professors and teachers of the department O.P. Kobzeva, M.M. Baltabaeva, G. Egamberdieva, and D.V. Alinazarova participated in the international scientific-practical conference “Intercultural Communications on the Silk Road: History and Modernity,” organized by the Institute of Asia and Africa at Lomonosov Moscow State University (Center for Central Asia and the Caucasus), together with the Center for Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library.
From July 22 to July 31, 2024, Jasur Togaev, an associate professor at the Faculty of History, completed an internship at the European Institute of Applied Sciences and Management in the Czech Republic, along with 11 other faculty members from the National University of Uzbekistan. As a result of these internships, several innovations have been introduced into the educational process.
On October 3, 2024, a delegation visited the National University of Uzbekistan. The visitors included Professor Moritz Florin, Doctor of Sciences and Head of the Department of Modern and Eastern European History at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Maria Pakhomenko, a researcher from the same department; and Klaus Troff, Head of the Society for the Promotion of Historical Sciences at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. They were welcomed by professors from the Faculty of History.
The growing potential of the department’s faculty, coupled with the fact that research conducted in our country is well-known and recognized by the international scientific community, indicates the increasing interest of foreign scholars in our faculty. An example of such recognition is the admission of faculty members from the Department of the History of Uzbekistan—Doctor of Sciences, Professors Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva and A.B. Kholikulov, and Associate Professor J.E. Togaev—to the International Association for History and Computing in November 2022. Previously, no scholars from Uzbekistan had been official members of this association. Since 2021, department professor O.P. Kobzeva has served as a member of the editorial board for the journal “Vestnik of Novosibirsk State University,” which is indexed in the Scopus database. Department professor Z.R. Ishankhodjaeva is a member of the editorial boards for several scientific journals in the Republic of Kazakhstan, including “Museum.KZ” and “Arkhiv Khabarshysy,” as well as “Historical Science in Central Asia: Analytics and Criticism,” published by the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk). Furthermore, as a foreign member of the Academic Council that awards academic degrees in the specialty of Kazakh history, she participates in the dissertation defenses of PhD candidates.