TIMELINE
327 BC
Conquered by Alexander the Great
1st-8th centuries
Ruled by Persian empires
8th century
Invaded by the Arabs and conversion to Islam
13th century
Genghis Khan and the Mongols seize the region from the Seljuk Turks
16th century
Uzbeks invade and merge with the other inhabitants
1785
Emirate of Bukhara proclaimed
1920
Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia became a part of the Soviet Union
1924
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic is created
1991
Independence from the Soviet Union
1992
Admitted to the United Nations