This article presents information about the life and work of Abdulla Baltaev, a major ornamentalist from Khiva, People's Artist of Uzbekistan, one of the major representatives of Khorezm painting, a master of drawing and pattern painting. In addition, information is given that Abdulla Baltaev was interested in history throughout his life and wrote down in his handwritten notebooks the history of his homeland and the historical events that he witnessed. The scientific heritage of Abdulla Boltaev and his research, the political processes that took place in the Khiva Khanate in 1916, the relationship of the Turkmen leader Junaidkhan with the Khiva Khan Asfandiyor are covered. During the development of these events, the military actions of the head of the Amudarya department, General Galkin, were analyzed. Information has been collected about the life of Islam Khoja, the vizier-reformer of the Khiva Khanate, about his contribution to the development of the state, about the tragic death of Islam Khoja and about the events that occurred after his death, described in the manuscripts of the Khiva scientist Abdulla Boltaev.
