This article discusses the process of the ethnic formation of the Uzbek people, its main stages, and the historical factors that influenced its development. The article analyzes the scientific opinions of researchers regarding how the Uzbek people evolved into their present form as a result of the interaction between ancient Turkic tribes and other ethnic groups. It also examines the historical foundations of the Uzbek ethnic formation process, as well as the political, cultural, and social factors of ancient times and the Middle Ages.

Uzbek people, ethnogenesis, ancient Turkic tribes, Mawarannahr, ethnic process, historical factors.

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