HISTORY OF SETTLEMENT AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE KYRGYZ ON THE TERRITORY OF MODERN UZBEKISTAN (Andijan, Namangan, Fergana regions)

Abstract

The scientific article discusses data on Kyrgyz people living outside the territory of Kyr¬gyzstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Their localization, distribution and settlement areas of the Kyrgyz in the Ferghana Valley, tribal composition, material and spiritual cultures are studied. For the analysis, scientific, scientific and statistical materials were used on the number and settlement of Kyrgyz in the Ferghana Valley. Ethnocultural ties of the Kyrgyz people with other Turkic-speaking peoples have also been studied. The article examines historical data about Kyrgyz living outside the territory of Kyrgyzstan, including in neighboring Uzbekistan. This work examines the localization of the Kyrgyz, their areas of distribution in the Fergana Valley, tribal composition, material and spiritual culture of the ancient people. The terri¬tory of the Fergana Valley, which is currently under the jurisdiction of independent states (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), has been known since ancient times under the additional name “Golden Val¬ley” The history, culture, language of the Kyrgyz and Kyrgyz ethnic group and other features are closely related to the population and culture of the Fergana Valley. It is known that the Kyrgyz have lived in the valley, its foothills and mountainous areas since time immemorial. Some historical sources and works of researchers indicate that the Kyrgyz inhabited the Fergana Valley and surrounding areas in the 10th-11th centuries. AD It should be noted that the Kyrgyz have long lived in the Fergana Valley and its foothills. An example of this, along with historical sources, can be toponymic names associated with the names (ethnotoponyms) of Kyrgyz tribes and clans, which are quite densely populated in the region. In general, to date, comprehensive studies of the ethnic history, ethnogenesis, ethnic culture, language, material and spiritual culture of the Kyrgyz living in Uzbekistan have not been carried out. For the analysis, scientific, scientific and statistical materials on the number and settlement of the Kyrgyz in the Fergana Valley were used. The ethnocultural ties of the Kyrgyz people with other Turkic-speaking peoples have also been studied.