The Emirate of Bukhara (Uzbek: Buxoro Amirligi) is a nation in Central Asia. Originally the Khanate of Bukhara, a vassal of the Mughal Empire, it became independent in 1856, when, under the de-colonization process that affected most of the Mughgal vassal states, Bukhara declared itself independent, under a coup d'etat led by the Manghit Dynasty, who claim to be direct descendants of Genghis Khan.