Khanate at the beginning of the XVIII-th century [at the first stage
of Ubaydulla-khan
governance (1702 - 1711)].
The author discloses the reasons and prerequisites of the crisis of political power,
elicits its principal stages. The governance of Ubaydulla-khan betokened a new stage of
struggle between different ruling circles for the predominance on the political arena. One
of the specificities of political life was a strengthening of centrifugal forces. In spite of the
measures undertaken by Ubaydulla-khan the process of political power decentralization
intensified. Scientific analysis is based on the study of the valuable historical source of the
XVIII-th centry “Ubaydullaname” by Mir Mukhammad Amin Bukhari.
