DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF CENTRAL ASIA

	Rakhima Alimova
	Scientific degree and title:	Head of Department, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate professor
	Position:	Head of department
	Reception times:	Every day (14:00-16:00)
	Phone number:	+99871 233-34-24
	E-mail:	info@tsuos.uz

In 1991, simultaneously with the establishment of the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, the Department of the History of the Peoples of Central Asia was founded as part of its structure. In 2017, the department was renamed the Department of the History and Source Studies of the Peoples of Central Asia, and in 2020 it was renamed the Department of the History and Ethnology of the Peoples of Central Asia.In accordance with the State Educational Standards of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Continuing Education (SES of Higher Education), the department’s faculty members teach courses based on the requirements for the bachelor’s degree program “5220200 – History (by countries and regions)” concerning the level of training and required knowledge content. These standards were later updated to “60220300 – History (Central Asian Countries).”At the master’s level, training is conducted under the specialties “5A220204 (currently 70220303) – Historiography, Source Studies and Methods of Historical Research (Central Asian Countries)” and, starting from the 2020–2021 academic year, “5A121401 (currently 70230501) – Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology,” with defined general requirements for the level of preparation and required knowledge content of master’s students.The department offers courses on the general history of the peoples of Central Asia and the region, the history of statehood, historical geography, historical source studies and historiography, systems of religious worldview, stages of socio-political development, material and spiritual culture, as well as ethnic-social and ethno-cultural relations.In addition, a master’s program has been organized under the department in the fields of historiography, source studies, and the methods and methodology of historical research. Within the specialty “70230501 – Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology,” students are trained in ethnology, social anthropology, anthropological and ethnological research methods, as well as historical and contemporary ethnocultural processes.In the 2022–2023 academic year, a new bachelor’s degree program “60230500 – Anthropology and Ethnology” was opened, and first-year students were admitted.

The teaching staff of the department

• Rakhima Alimova – Head of Department, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate professor.
• Zukhriddin Alimov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History, associate professor.
• Mirsodik Iskhakov – Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor.
• Erkin Akhundjanov – Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor.
• Alisher Doniyorov – Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor.
• Izzatilla Khaydarov – Doctor of Historical Sciences, (DSc), professor.
• Askariy Madraimov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History, associate professor.
• Bobur Odilov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History, associate professor.
• Valisher Abirov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History, associate professor.
• Aziza Abdukhalilova – Doctor of Philosophy in History.
• Anvar Shosaidov – Lecturer.
• Mahliyokhon Turdikhodzhaeva – Doctor of Philosophy in History.
• Shavkat Saidov – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor.
• Mirzokhid Askarov –  Doctor of Philosophy in History, associate Professor.
• Iso Khudoynazarov – Assistant Professor.
• Nodir Karimov – Doctor of Historical Sciences (DSc).
• Bekhzodjon Zokirov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History associate Professor.
• Samandar Salimov – Lecturer.
• Izzat Rakhimboyev – Lecturer.
• Khurshid Fayziyev – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History, associate Professor.
• Nasriddin Mirzayev – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History.
• Akhrorbek Azizov – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History.

The department offers education in the following undergraduate program

• 60220300 – History (Eastern Countries and Regions, with a focus on Central Asian countries) – Bachelor’s degree program.
• 60230500 – Anthropology and Ethnology – Bachelor’s degree program.
• In the 60220300 – History (Eastern Countries and Regions, with a focus on Central Asian countries) undergraduate program, a total of 271 students are enrolled, including: 1st year – 49 students, 2nd year – 107 students, 3rd year – 51 students, 4th year – 64 students
• In the 60230500 – Anthropology and Ethnology undergraduate program, a total of 54 students are enrolled, including:
• 2nd year – 15 students, 3rd year – 22 students , 4th year – 17 students

The department offers education in the following master’s degree programs

•  70220303 – Historiography, Source Studies and Methods of Historical Research (focusing on Central Asian countries) – Master’s degree program.
• 70230501 – Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology – Master’s degree program.
• In the 70220303 – Historiography, Source Studies and Methods of Historical Research (Central Asian countries) program, a total of 21 students are enrolled, including: 1st year – 11 students, 2nd year – 10 students
• In the 70230501 – Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology program, a total of 8 students are enrolled, including:
• 1st year – 6 students, 2nd year – 2 students

The department teaches the following subjects to students in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs

Bachelor’s degree program:

60220300 – History (Eastern Countries and Regions, with a focus on Central Asian countries) – Bachelor’s degree program

1. Modern History of Uzbekistan
2. Archival Studies
3. History of the Studied Country (Region) (History of the Peoples of Central Asia)
4. Ethnology of the Peoples of Central Asia
5. Ethnology of Eastern Peoples
6. Source Studies and Historiography of the Peoples of Central Asia
7. Introduction to Oriental Studies
8. Modern Methods of Teaching History
9. Historical Geography of Central Asia (elective)
10. Historical Geography
11. Auxiliary Historical Disciplines (elective)
12. Fundamentals of Historical Research (elective)
13. Interactive Methods of Teaching History (optional)
14. Central Asian and World Civilization (elective)
15. History of Central Asian Diplomacy (elective)
16. Issues of Uzbek Ethnology in the Works of Jadids
17. Statehood and Urban Processes in Central Asia
18. History of Central Asian Culture (elective)
19. History of Socio-Political Doctrines in Central Asia (elective)
20. The Great Silk Road: History and Contemporary Issues (elective)
21. Contemporary Relations of Central Asian States: Integration Processes and Prospects
22. Contemporary Economic and Cultural Relations of Central Asian States

60230500 -Anthropology and Ethnology – Bachelor’s degree programO‘zbekistonning yangi tarixi

1. Human Evolution and Prehistory
2. Ethnodemography
3. Ethnology of Museology
4. Introduction to Anthropology and Ethnology
5. Historical Geography
6. Ethnosociology
7. History of Ethnological and Anthropological Thought
8. Ethnology of Uzbeks and Its Historiography
9. Historical Anthropology
10. Anthropology of Eastern Peoples
11. History of Statehood in Uzbekistan
12. Methods of Ethnological Research
13. World Ethnology
14. Ethnopolitology
15. Introduction to Oriental Studies (elective)
16. Introduction to the Specialty (elective)
17. Fundamentals of Historical Research (elective)
18. Interactive Methods of Teaching History (elective)
19. Historical Toponymy (elective)
20. Auxiliary Historical Disciplines (elective)
21. Social Anthropology
22. Ethnology of Central Asia
23. Visual Anthropology
24. Ethnic Conflict Studies
25. Sociology (elective)
26. Ancient States of Central Asia (elective)
27. Transformation Processes in Central Asia under the Arab Caliphate (elective)
28. Ethnodemography of Central Asia and Historical Geography of Central Asia (elective)
29. Anthropology of Religion (elective)
30. Historiography of the Ethnology of Eastern Peoples (elective)
31. Museology (elective)
32. History of Central Asian Culture (elective)
33. History of Art of Eastern Peoples (elective)
34. Historical Geography of Central Asia (elective)
35. Historical Geography of Central Asia (elective)
36. Organization of Ethnological Field Research (elective)
37. Anthropological Analysis of Economic Systems and Agrarian Culture (elective)
38. Transnational Migrations and Diaspora Cultures (elective)
39. National Identity and Ideologies in Central Asia (elective)
40. Anthropology of Nomadic Societies (elective)

Master’s degree programs / Specialties:

70220303 – Historiography, Source Studies and Methods of Historical Research (focusing on Central Asian countries) – Master’s degree program

1. Methodology of Scientific Research
2. Contemporary Historical Studies
3. Theoretical Issues of the Specialty
4. Philosophy of History (elective)
5. Theoretical Issues in Historiography and Source Studies
6. Reading Texts in Eastern Languages
7. Methods of Teaching Specialized Subjects
8. Concepts of Modern Historiography of Central Asia (elective)
9. Central Asia in Western Historiography (elective)
10. Historiography of Jadid Activities (elective)
11. Historical Diplomatics (elective)
12. Genesis and Development of Nomadic Culture in Central Asia (elective)
13. Foreign Relations of Central Asian States in the Late Middle Ages (elective)
14. Solutions to Problems in Medieval Turkic Historiography (elective)
15. Historiography of the Timurid Period (elective)
16. Source Studies of the Timurid Period (elective)
17. Geopolitics in Central Asia in the Modern Era (elective)
18. Social Anthropology of the Peoples of Central Asia (elective)
19. Historiography of Ethno-Cultural Processes in Medieval Central Asia (elective)
20. Historical Source Studies in Digital Humanities (elective)
21. Modern Methods in Source Studies Research (elective)
22. Comparative Source Studies of Central Asian History (elective)
23. Central Asian Historiography (elective)
24. Theory of Paleography and Textual Studies
25. History and Historians of Uzbekistan in the 20th Century
26. Traditional Historiographical Schools in Central Asian Khanates
27. Geopolitics in Central Asia in the Modern Era (elective)
28. Social Anthropology of the Peoples of Central Asia (elective)
29. Historiography of Uzbek Ethnology (elective)
30. Historiography of the Ethnology of Central Asian Peoples (elective)
31. Hermeneutics of Comparative Source Studies in Central Asian History (elective)
32. Source Studies of the Timurid Period (elective)

70230501 – Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology – Master’s degree program

1. Methodology of Scientific Research
2. Theoretical Issues of the Specialty
3. Theoretical Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology
4. Ethnological and Anthropological Research Methods
5. Contemporary Historical Studies
6. Cultural Anthropology
7. History of Ethnology in Foreign Countries
8. Methods of Teaching Specialized Subjects
9. Historiography of Uzbek Ethnology (elective)
10. Historiography of Central Asian Ethnology (elective)
11. Central Asian Ethnotoponymy (elective)
12. Ethnogeography of Central Asia (elective)
13. Identity of the Peoples of Central Asia: Traditional and Modern Perspectives (elective)
14. Culture, Customs, and Religious Views of the Peoples of Central Asia (elective)
15. Historiography of Economic Issues of Central Asian Peoples (elective)
16. Historiography of Economic Issues of Eastern Peoples (elective)
17. Socio-Political Processes in the Turkic World in Ancient and Medieval Times (elective)
18. Visual Anthropology of Eastern Peoples (elective)
19. Cultural Tourism (elective)
20. Scholars Who Contributed to Uzbek Ethnology (elective)
21. Scholars Who Contributed to Central Asian Ethnology (elective)
22. Contemporary Ethnocultural Processes in the Studied Region (Country) (elective)
23. Ethnocultural Processes in Medieval Central Asia (elective)
24. Ethnotoponymy of the Studied Region (Country) (elective)
25. Issues of Historical Reconstruction (elective)
26. Paleoecology and Civilization Dynamics (elective)
27. Ethnogeography of Central Asia (elective)
28. Anthropological and Ethnological Research Methods (elective)
29. Gender History (elective)
30. Analysis of Ethnographic Data in Historical Sources (elective)
31. History of Central Asian Diasporas (elective)

Scientific projects of the department

1. “History of the Peoples of Central Asia”
2. “Ethnography, Ethnogenesis, and Ethnic History of the Peoples of Central Asia”
3. “Methods of Historical Research”

The scientific direction of the department

• History, historiography, source studies and methods of historical research of the peoples of Central Asia
• Historiography of ethnology of Uzbekistan
• Historiography of political, economic and cultural relations of the Central Asian khanates with the countries of the East
• The role of Uzbek industry in the single national economic complex of the Soviet Union (1945-1991)

Scientific Research Center of the Department

• Center for 11 “Avestan” Studies Research

Partner organizations of the department

• State Museum of Repression Victims under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Institute of Oriental Studies named after Abu Rayhan Beruni of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• O‘zR FA San’atshunoslik instituti
• State Museum of the History of the Temurids of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• State Museum of History of Uzbekistan of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• National Archive of Uzbekistan
• Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies Yunusabad Academic Lyceum.

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