Republic of Uzbekistan

State · 1992–2026 CE · at its largest around 2006 CE

Central Asia's most populous country, which became independent in 1991 and was ruled by Islam Karimov until his death in 2016. Its cities include the historic Silk Road centres of Samarkand and Bukhara.

On its lands while it lasted

• Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997 CE): Civil war after independence between the government and a coalition of opposition groups, ending in a peace accord in 1997.

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