Abulghazi bahadirkhan (1603-1663)

ABULGHAZI BAHADIRKHAN (1603-1663)
Abulghazi Bahadirkhan (1603.23.8, Urganch - 1663.4, Khiva) - Khan of Khiva (1643-1664), from the Shaibani dynasty, historian and physician. Abulghazi Bahadir Khan's sons, the Sultan of Abyssinia and the Sultan of Elbars, defeated their father, Arab Muhammad Khan, and imprisoned him in the Qum fortress. His elder brother Asfandiyar, who was a supporter of his father, fled to Iran, and Abulghazi Bahadirkhan fled to Bukhara to Imamqulikhan.
In 1623, after his brother Asfandiyar Khan took the throne of Khiva, Abulghazi Bahadir Khan was appointed governor of Urganch. However, due to a dispute with Asfandiyar Khan, Abulghazi Bahadir Khan fled to Kazakh Khan Eshim Khan in 1627; then he spent two years with the mayor of Tashkent, Tursunkhan.
Soon after, he returned to Khorezm at the invitation of the Turkmens. Asfandiyar was forced to appoint him as governor of Khiva. In 1629, the Turkmen conquered Nisa and Durun, which were subordinate to Iran. Asfandiyar Khan was afraid that the relations with Iran would become serious, he blamed Abulgazi Bahadir Khan and sent him as a hostage to the king of Iran in the winter of 1630.
Abulghazi Bahadirkhan thus lived in prison for 10 years in Iran, in the Taborak fortress near Isfahan. In the summer of 1639, he managed to escape from captivity. Abulghazi Bahadir Khan fought for the throne for several years and finally sat on the throne of Khiva in 1644.
Abulghazi Bahadirkhan fought to strengthen the central authority. In 1663, he handed over power to his son Anusha Khan.
Abulghazi Bahadirkhan is also notable as a great historian and scientist. His works "Shajarayi Tarokima" and "Shajarayi Turk" are valuable sources of the history of Uzbekistan and Central Asia in general. Abulghazi Bahadirkhan also wrote a work on medicine called "Manofi'ul Insan" ("Things useful to man").
Abulghazi Bahadirkhan (Urganch - Khiva) - Khan of Khiva (1643-1664), from the Shaibani dynasty, historian and physician.
Abulghazi Bahadir Khan's brothers Abyssinian Sultan and Elbars Sultan defeated their father Arab Muhammad Khan and imprisoned him in Qum fortress. His elder brother Asfandiyar, who was his father's supporter, fled to Iran, and Abulgazi Bahadirkhan fled to Bukhara to Imamqulikhan. In 1623, after his brother Asfandiyar Khan took the throne of Khiva, Abulghazi Bahadir Khan was appointed governor of Urganch. However, there was a dispute with Asfandiyar
Khan, and Abulghazi Bahadir Khan fled to Kazakh Khan Eshim Khan in 1627; then he spent two years with the governor of Tashkent, Tur-sunkhan. Soon after, he returned to Khorezm at the invitation of the Turkmens. Asfandiyar was forced to appoint him as governor of Khiva. In 1629, the Turkmen conquered Nisa and Durun, which were subordinate to Iran. Asfandiyar Khan was afraid that the relations with Iran would become serious, he blamed Abulghazi Bahadir Khan and sent him as a hostage to the king of Iran in the winter of 1630. Abulghazi Bahadirkhan thus lived in prison for 10 years in Iran, in Taborak fortress near Isfahan. In the summer of 1639, he managed to escape from captivity. Abulghazi Bahadir Khan fought for the throne for several years and finally sat on the throne of Khiva in 1644. Abulghazi Bahadir Khan fought for the strengthening of the central government. In 1663, he handed over power to his son Anusha Khan.