Bukhara: the historic centre
The throne of Emir Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan (Uzbek: Said Mir Muhammad Olimxon, 3 January 1880 – 28 April 1944), the last ruler of the Emirate of Bukhara, in the Ark of Bukhara. Although Bukhara was a protectorate of the Russian Empire from 1873, the Emir presided over the internal affairs of his emirate as absolute monarch and reigned from 3 January 1911 to 30 August 1920.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Jun 14, 2013