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What Country Was Dushanbe In?

Dushanbe (Tadzhikistan Territories, Tajikistan) lies within 19 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Khiva Khanate, from 1600 to 1782. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).

Who ruled Dushanbe?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 324 BCAchaemenid Empire
323 BC – 301 BCEmpire of Alexander
300 BC – 201 BCSeleucid Kingdom
200 BC – 101 BCBactria
100 BC – 2 BCKushan Empire
1 BC – AD 99Unclaimed / no data
AD 100 – AD 199Kushan Empire
AD 200 – AD 699Unclaimed / no data
AD 700 – AD 799Western Gokturk Khaganate
AD 800 – AD 899Abbasid Caliphate
AD 900 – AD 999Samanid Empire
1000 – 1099Unclaimed / no data
1100 – 1199Karkhanids
1200 – 1299Kara Khitai Khaganate
1300 – 1399Chagatai Khanate
1400 – 1491Timurid Empire
1492 – 1599Chagatai Khanate
1600 – 1782Khiva Khanate
1783 – 1814central Asian khanates
1815 – 1879Turan
1880 – 1919Russian Empire
1920 – 1929USSR
1930 – 1937White Russia
1938 – 1993USSR
1994 – todayTajikistan
Map showing Dushanbe in 1650Dushanbe
Border map for 1650. See the world in 1650.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

LivedPerson
1336 – 1405Timur (Tamerlane)Founder of the Timurid Empire
1394 – 1449Ulugh BegAstronomer and ruler

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.