Department History

The Department of History of Uzbekistan was founded in 1993 and was headed by Professor O. Jurakulov in 1993-1997, Associate Professor N. Ismoilov in 1997-2006, and Professor A. Choriyev in 2006-2013. In 2014, the Departments of History of Uzbekistan and World History and Archaeology were merged to form the Department of History. In accordance with the order of the Rector of Karshi State University No. 565-X dated December 3, 2018, the Department of History of Uzbekistan was reorganized on the basis of the Department of History of the Faculty of Social Sciences. From December 3, 2018 to February 2020, the position of head of the department was held by Professor A. Hasanov, from March 2020 to March 2025, the position of head of the department was held by Professor M. Turayeva, and from April 2025, the position of head of the department was held by Associate Professor A. Achilov. The Department of History of Uzbekistan has been preparing bachelors for higher education and basic specialization diplomas in history education since 1993. Given the growing need for historians in the social development of the region, the department also trains historians in correspondence and second higher education. In addition, the department has established training for the master's degree specialty 70220301-History (by areas and types of activity), and master's students participate in national and international conferences and scientific journals with their reports under the direct scientific guidance of professors and teachers of the department.