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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

Such, besides the already mentioned Turkomans of Parthian lineage, are all the nomad and many of the settled inhabitants of Khiva, Ferghana, Karategin, Bokhara, generally comprised under the name of Uzbegs and "Sartes."

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Utigurs, the, 329 Uzbegs, the, 303, 312, 315 Vaalpens, the, 120 sq.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

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

Throughout this country, and especially amongst the Uzbegs, there is a fortified wall in the form of a square surrounding each village, with small bastions or towers at the angles.

From A Peep into Toorkisthhan by Burslem, Rollo Gillespie