This issue of the series publishes a monographic work by Ashgabat researcher, candidate of historical sciences Serdar Dzhumaevich Atdaev, dedicated to the Khiva Khanate, the position of the Turkmens of the Lower Amu Darya basin and the struggle of the Khiva peoples against Nadir Shah in the 18th century. The author of this publication is a specialist in the history of Turkmenistan of the late Middle Ages, he has published about 100 scientific works on the history, ethnology and spiritual culture of the Turkmen people.