ANCIENT DEFENSIVE FORTIFICATIONS IN KARAKALPAKSTAN

Tolepov B.T

ANCIENT DEFENSIVE FORTIFICATIONS IN KARAKALPAKSTAN

Authors

Tolepov B.T Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after Ajiniyaz Head of the Registrar’s Office

Keywords:

Hundreds of ancient and powerful cities that existed and flourished for thousands of years on the right bank of the Amu Darya demonstrate that our ancestors sought to preserve their independence and possessed considerable military strength in defensive operations.

Abstract

On the lands of the ancient Khorezm state (in the territory of the present Ellikkala district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan), ancient cities and historical monuments built during the Early Medieval and Medieval periods were constructed in a way that was highly suitable for defense.

References

S.P. Tolstov. Ancient Khorezm. Moscow, 1948.

S.P. Tolstov. In the Footsteps of the Ancient Khorezmian Civilization. Moscow, 1948.

M.M. Allambergenov. Ancient Defensive Fortifications. Tashkent, 2007.

M.M. Allambergenov. History of Military Affairs in the Lower Reaches of the Oxus and Jaxartes. Tashkent, 2008.

ANCIENT DEFENSIVE FORTIFICATIONS IN KARAKALPAKSTAN