POWER AND CEREMONY IN THE PALACES OF THE MANGIT EMIRS OF BUKHARA: POLITICAL SYMBOLS OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE

Abstract

This scientific article analyzes the palace architecture and political symbols expressed in it during the reign of the Mangid dynasty in the Bukhara Emirate (1785-1920). The article studies the architectural structure of the Ark Castle and the Sitorai Mohi Khosa Palace, their spatial organization, and the ceremonies held in these spaces (enthronement, reception of ambassadors, military parades, holiday prayers) from the perspective of how power was expressed. Architectural elements (gates, columns, thrones, ceilings, colors) are interpreted as material expressions of political ideology. The research results show that the Mangid palace architecture had not only aesthetic, but also deep political content, and was a means of promoting the sanctity, power, and inviolability of the emir's power