Submitted by Uzbekistan, the Qushbegi Chancellery (administration) of the Bukhara Emirate has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register.
The Qushbegi Chancellery (administration) of the Bukhara Emirate is a collection of the largest archives of Central Asian rulers in Bukhara.
It reflects historical events during the period of more than 200 years in the territory of modern Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and partly Afghanistan.
It also provides substantive information about diplomatic relations of the Bukhara Emirate with Russia, Great Britain, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Japan, and United States of America as well as with Khiva and the Kokand khanates in Central Asia.
Currently stored in the Central State Archive of the Republic of Uzbekistan (reference number: I-126), all documents in this collection are proved to be original and authentic. The collection consists of nearly 9,500 folders (about 200 thousand separate ones) written in several languages, such as Arabic, Persian, Uzbek Chagatai, Russian and others.
The Memory of the World Program, under the auspices of UNESCO, aims to preserve the world's documentary heritage, particularly in regions affected by conflict and natural disasters. It seeks to provide global access to documentary heritage and raise public awareness of the significance of preserving and sharing such cultural treasures.
