Islam Khodja

Seyid Islam Khodja (1872 - 1913; Uzbek: Said Islomxoʻja / Саид Исломхўжа / سید اسلامخاوجا) was the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Khiva Khanate from 1898 until his death in 1913.

[2] During the reign of Isfandiyar Khan, Islam Khodja visited St. Petersburg and Moscow several times as part of a delegation from the Khiva Khanate.

Islam Khodja was the leader of the right wing of the Khorezm Jadidists,[3] which united the Bais (the rich), industrialists and merchants.

A number of public speeches made by Islam Khodja have been recorded, in which he spoke out against some customs and Sharia punishments for criminals and those who were disliked by people in power.

According to some reports, this was consistent with the opinion of the Governor-General of Turkestan, whose land bordered the Khiva Khanate to the North and Northeast.

On the way to his suburban palace, located near the cemetery of Oglan Adiz-bobo, several people attacked Islam Khodja and inflicted several fatal knife wounds.

However, the commission was bribed by the frightened Khan's close associates and clergy, who were enemies of Islam Khodja, to not investigate.

He invited Russian and European specialists to Khiva and supported the first Khorezm and Uzbek photographer and cameraman Khudaibergen Devanov.

Islam-Khodja Minaret in Khiva
Islam-Khodja Madrasa in Khiva