Researching the History of Central Asia
 
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This lesson is based on excerpts from an interview with Dr. Gulchekhra Sultonova, researcher at the Institute of History in Tashkent. In the interview Dr. Sultonova discusses briefly her research topic, the relations between the Khanate of Bukhara and the Kazak and Yarkand Khanates of the 16th century. She also talks about the process of having a research proposal approved by the research institute of the Academy of Sciences.
 
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