Tashkent (state)

Tashkent
Toshkent Viloyati
1784–1808
Capital
and largest city
Tashkent
41°19′N 69°16′E / 41.317°N 69.267°E / 41.317; 69.267
Common languagesUzbek
Ethnic groups
Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Tajiks
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
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
CurrencyTanga
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Khanate of Bukhara
Kazakh Khanate
Khanate of Kokand
Today part ofUzbekistan
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.