SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION ORGANIZED IN BUKHARA IN THE 40s OF THE XXth CENTURY

Abstract

This study included data on the scientific expedition organized in Bukhara in 1940. Lead by M.S.Andreev, members of the expedition conducted research work in the fields of the history of Bukhara, local lore, ethnography, craftsmanship, topography, waqf documents and the emirate judicial system. The work carried out by the members of the expedition laid the groundwork for further research work for those who carried it out. The present article attempts to discuss in detail these processes