The Uzbeks (Oʻzbek, pl. Oʻzbeklar) are a major Turkic-speaking ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Smaller diaspora populations of Uzbeks from Central Asia, mainly from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, are also found in Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, North America, and Western Europe.
The origin of the name Uzbek remains disputed. One view holds that it is eponymously named after Uzbeg Khan. Another states that the name means independent or the lord itself, from Oʻz (self) and Bek/Bey/Beg (from the Turkic root meaning a noble title). However there is another theory that the pronunciation of Uz comes from one of the Oghuz Turks variously known as Uz or Uguz united with the word Bey or Bek to form uguz-bey, meaning "leader of an oguz".
Although Turko-Mongol infiltration into Central Asia had started early, as late as the 13th century AD when Turkic and Mongol armies finally conquered the entire region, the majority of Central Asia's peoples were Iranic peoples such as Sogdians, Bactrians and, more ancient, the Saka–Massagetae tribes. It is generally believed that these ancient Indo-European-speaking peoples were linguistically assimilated by smaller but dominant Turkic-speaking groups while the sedentary population finally adopted the Persian language, the traditional lingua franca of the eastern Islamic lands. The language-shift from Middle Iranian to Turkic and New Persian was predominantly the result of an elite dominance process. This process was dramatically boosted during the Mongol conquest when millions were either killed or pushed further south to the Pamir region.
Uzbeks
Texasdagi o'zbeklar/Uzbeks in Texas. 2-qism. College Station & Houston. O'zbek oilalari
Amerikadagi o'zbeklar - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Uzbeks in America
History Of The Uzbeks
Uzbeks flee Kyrgyzstan violence
Uzbek Parade (Independence Day Car Parade)
Uzbek Life: Как узбеки празднуют в России - How Uzbeks celebrate in Russia
Aftermath of the 2010 Kyrgyz Massacre of Uzbeks
BBQ with Uzbeks in Dubai
Bruklinda o'zbeklar davrasida (to'liq) - Uzbeks of Brooklyn, NYC (full version)
Who Are Uzbeks??(Part3)
Kichik O'zbekiston, Bruklin, Nyu-York/Brooklyn Uzbeks & Yulduz Usmanova concert in NYC
Afghanistan: Tajiks and Uzbeks fight in the streets of Taloqan.
Texasdagi o'zbeklar/Uzbeks in Texas. 1-qism. College Station. O'zbek talabalari
Uzbeks
Texasdagi o'zbeklar/Uzbeks in Texas. 2-qism. College Station & Houston. O'zbek oilalari
Amerikadagi o'zbeklar - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Uzbeks in America
History Of The Uzbeks
Uzbeks flee Kyrgyzstan violence
Uzbek Parade (Independence Day Car Parade)
Uzbek Life: Как узбеки празднуют в России - How Uzbeks celebrate in Russia
Aftermath of the 2010 Kyrgyz Massacre of Uzbeks
BBQ with Uzbeks in Dubai
Bruklinda o'zbeklar davrasida (to'liq) - Uzbeks of Brooklyn, NYC (full version)
Who Are Uzbeks??(Part3)
Kichik O'zbekiston, Bruklin, Nyu-York/Brooklyn Uzbeks & Yulduz Usmanova concert in NYC
Afghanistan: Tajiks and Uzbeks fight in the streets of Taloqan.
Texasdagi o'zbeklar/Uzbeks in Texas. 1-qism. College Station. O'zbek talabalari
Bashir Wafa _ Uzbeks Song Mix
Amerikadagi o'zbeklar - Baltimore, Maryland - Uzbeks in America
КАК УЗБЕК И в МОСКВЕ ГОТОВИЛИ ПЛОВ.HOW UZBEKS cooked pilaf
Uzbek Wedding in New York Alisher & Feruza
Хорезм-Хива Узбек истан, Xorazm ( Khwarezm, Khiva) Xiva. (uzbeks)
УЗБЕК : УЗБЕКИ АФГАНИСТАНА Uzbeks of Afghanistan UNION OF UZBEKS
Таджики напали на узбеков / Tajiks attacked Uzbeks
Uzbeks - Electroman + Friends from highschool
Part 1 Sufferings (TORTURE) of Uzbeks ILLUSTRATED
Sobirjon Mo'minov's New York JFK 2013 Interview - Uzbek TV New York
УЗБЕК : UZBEK FIGHTER Umidjon Mavlyanov Interview ( World Champion )
Uzbekistan Today
Karimov's "Uzbekistan (Kleptocratic state) is the biggest family business in the world"
US MILITARY AID TO CENTRAL ASIA, WHO BENEFITS? VOA UZBEK INTERVIEW WITH JOSHUA KUCERA
Part 3 Sufferings (SLAVERY) of Uzbeks ILLUSTRATED
Interview with Mutabar Tadjibayeva VOA Uzbek Part 3
Post Match Interview: Vadim Abramov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan: VOA Uzbek interview (Part 2) with Robert Blake, A/S of State for South and Central Asia
Siyosatshunos Farhod Tolipov bilan suhbat/Interview with Farkhad Tolipov, Uzbek political scientist
Human rights in Uzbekistan/US policy/ Steve Swerdlow of HRW on VOA Uzbek
interviews with Uzbek refugees. Kyrgyzstan.
Central Asia online, social media and Uzbekistan/Interview with Sarah Kendzior
Massacre of Andijan on Uzbek TV (Part 1-3)
O'zbekistonda siyosat va madaniyat/Politics & culture in Uzbekistan/ Harvard professor Laura Adams
"Vatandosh" interview with Uzbekistan's Ambassador to US Ilhom Nematov
Uzbek Designer in NY Now
Uzbek terror and the UK/USA
Part (2-3) Torture farm (Life and Death under Karimov)
EVIDENCE OF CRUEL PROVOCATION - KYRGYZ HOSTAGE'S INTERVIEW (EN, DE & TR SUBTITLES)
Uzbek 4-Year-Old Child Fires AK-47 in Syria, Pretends to Conduct Jihad with ISIL
Part 2 Sufferings (SACKING OF AMBASSADOR) ILLUSTRATED