The Activity of Devon in the Central Administration during the Ashtarkhanies Dynasty

Abstract

This article deals with that during the Ashtarkhanies dynasty, which ruled the Uzbek state for a century and a half, there was a devon in the central administration and its scope of duties was reduced. It is explained that the employees of devan are called " qalam ahli”. Also, devanbegi kalon who performed in the devan, head devan, mushrif, an accountant, tanobono devan, secretary, an inner city official, devan of arabkhona, devan of tavjih, the librarian, kutvol (building), devan of xon sayishxona, devan of toshaklar, second mushrif, jogir kotib, mahram of devon, devan of Yasovul, secretary of the treasury (editor-in-chief), secretary of state lands (property manager), chronicler (reporter of current events) and warehouse clerk (warehouse manager) the main and additional duties, authority, and powers of such positions are shown. In particular, it has been proven that the position of devani yasovul, which has been considered as one position in scientific literature until now, is a separate position from the position of khan yasovul.