Ornamental design of Khiva legislative acts

Section: Articles Published Date: 2025-03-25 Pages: 78-80 Views: 0 Downloads: 0

Authors

  • Maftunakhon Sirojiddinova Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, junior doctoral researcher, Uzbekistan
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Abstract

Diplomatic and paleographic study of historical documents serves to identify more accurate and specific conclusions in the field of documentation. But there are some aspects, or rather attributes, of documents that carry a lot of information on the history and culture of a particular state. One of them is the ornaments that show the art and aesthetic value of historical documents. Miniatures, illustrations, elegant patterns in the seals of the khans, in the title part of documents (unvan), in tables, colorful, geometric drawings made in the text frame, with the help of such attributes you can get a lot of information about the culture and social environment of the Khorezm nation. This article discusses the ornaments used in the design of legislative acts from the palace chancery of the Khiva Khanate (16th–20th centuries) of two: Arabshahids (1510–1770) and Qungrat (1770–1920) dynasties.

Keywords

Khiva Khanate, paleography, archival documents