THE END OF THE XVI TH CENTURY, THE COLLAPSE OF THE SHAYBANI DYNASTY AND THE ACCESSION OF THE RULERS OF ASHTARKHAN TO THE THRONE OF THE BUKHARA KHANATE

The article talks about the political upheavals and fierce struggle for the throne that reigned in the Bukhara Khanate at the end of the 16th century. In particular, the collapse of the Shaybani dynasty as a result of the political crisis caused by the pressure of external enemies in the Bukhara Khanate, and the subsequent accession to the throne of the Khanate of a new dynasty - the Ashtarkhan (Joni) dynasty is analyzed on the basis of various sources