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Uzbeg

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[ooz-beg, uhz-, ooz-beg] / ˈʊz bɛg, ˈʌz-, ʊzˈbɛg /

noun

Uzbegs, plural Uzbeg plural
  1. Uzbek.


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In 1313, Uzbeg made Islam the official religion of the Golden Horde, but he did not remove the yassa’s tax exemption for other religions.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Subhankuli died in 1702, and a war of succession broke out between his two sons, who were supported by the rivalry of two Uzbeg tribes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

I am not sure, with all due respect for the good old custom of shaking hands, that I should not have preferred submitting to the Uzbeg mode of salutation.

From A Peep into Toorkisthhan by Burslem, Rollo Gillespie

For about a century it belonged to the Delhi empire, and then fell into Uzbeg hands.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The bulk of the people of the cities are of Persian and Uzbeg stock, but interspersed with them are Mongol Hazaras and Hindus with Turkoman tribes in the Oxus plains.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Uzbegs, a race of Tartar descent and Mohammedan creed, dominant in Turkestan, the governing class in Khiva, Bokhara, and Khokand especially; territory now annexed to Russia.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

I had imagined that His Excellency the Regent would commission me to make war on the Afghans or Uzbegs or appoint me to attack and invade the territory of Russia or Turkey.”

From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá

He was much gratified with the trifle, it being of Peshawurree muslin, a kind much sought after and prized by the Uzbegs.

From A Peep into Toorkisthhan by Burslem, Rollo Gillespie

But in 1514 he was utterly defeated by the Uzbegs and with difficulty reached Kabul.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

Dost thou remember that song at the sheep-roasting in the Pindi camp among the Uzbegs of the Amir?

From Soldiers Three by Kipling, Rudyard

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