NATIONAL COMPOSITION OF THE POPULATION OF SAMARKAND REGION IN RUSSIAN SOURCES (SECOND HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY)

This scientific article analyzes the information presented in archival sources and literature about the ethnic composition of the population of the Samarkand region. Accordingly, the peculiarities of the national and ethnic composition of the Samarkand population, seed-tribal relations, the way of living are highlighted in the interpretation of Russian authors. In the article, residents of the Samarkand region were mainly engaged in farming, gardening, viticulture, and in cities-in crafts and trade. There are also foreign citizens in the region, many of whom are engaged in commerce.