Uzbek cities such as Samarkand were important trading centres along the Silk Road before the sea route to India and China was discovered and they attracted many rulers such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Amir Timur (Tamerlane). Russian troops made their way into Central Asia in the 19th century and Uzbekistan has only been an independent republic since 1991. You can experience the splendour of past ages and the influence exerted by each conqueror first-hand at many places in Samarkand.
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