Тамаддун нури Volume 8 Issue 83 (2026) · pp. 193-196
HISTORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION NETWORKS IN THE KHIV KHANATE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHAHABAD CANAL AND ITS ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE (17TH-19TH CENTURIES)
Atokhonova, Dilfuza, Атохонова, Дилфуза, Atoxonova, Dilfuza
Abstract
This article examines the history of the establishment of irrigation networks in the Khiva Khanate during the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing specifically on the construction stages of the Shahobod canal—one of the largest hydraulic engineering structures—and its role in the khanate's economy. Archival documents, written sources, and historical-geographical data were utilized to analyze the subject. Furthermore, the study highlights the reclamation of new lands resulting from the construction of the canal, the development of agricultural culture, and the policy of the central government in managing the irrigation system.
Khiva Khanate, Shahobod canal, irrigation, land and water relations, history of construction, archival documents, 18th–19th centuries, economic life.Хивинское ханство, канал Шахобод, ирригация, земельно-водные отношения, история строительства, архивные документы, XVIII – XIX века, экономическая жизнь.Xiva xonligi, Shohobod kanali, irrigatsiya, yer-suv munosabatlari, qurilish tarixi, arxiv hujjatlari, XVIII – XIX asrlar, iqtisodiy hayot.
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