Tashkent (state)
Tashkent Toshkent Viloyati | |||||||||||
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| 1784–1808 | |||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Tashkent 41°19′N 69°16′E / 41.317°N 69.267°E | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Uzbek | ||||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Tajiks | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Khan | |||||||||||
• 1784–1801 | Yunus Khoja | ||||||||||
• 1801–1805 | Muhammad Khoja | ||||||||||
• 1805–1807 | Sultan Khoja | ||||||||||
• 1807–1808 | Hamid Khoja | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1784 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1808 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• estimate | 45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• Estimate | 150,000-200,000 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Tanga | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Uzbekistan Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
Tashkent State, or simply Tashkent was an independent historical Uzbek monarchy in Central Asia, spanning over the areas that are nowadays the Tashkent Region of Uzbekistan as well as South Kazakhstan Region. It was declared in 1784 and ceased to exist in 1808, after being occupied by the Kokand Khanate. The capital was Tashkent.