The Tajik nation has produced great personalities over its thousand-year history, one of them being the famous historian, orientalist and statesman Bobojon Ghafurov. In 1959, having found national materials and new historical sources available in libraries of different countries, Bobojon Ghafurov started writing the book "Tajiks". The work "Tajiks" is considered one of the fundamental studies of historical science, because it was on the basis of the provisions of this book that the database of the science of Tajik history was compiled.

The book "Tajiks" is such a work that is mentioned among the rarest sources on the history of Tajiks. The significance of this work is not only as a historical source, but also as a work that is presented for its individual sides either partially or the work itself as a whole. One of the great merits of Bobojon Ghafurov to oriental science is that he was able to unite scholars from different countries of the world to study the history of the peoples of Asia, especially the Tajik-Persian nation.

Academician Bobojon Ghafurov's masterpiece "Tajiks" is popular not only in the national historiography, but also in foreign countries. It is not without reason that the masterpiece "Tajiks" is recognized as an extremely important phenomenon and a unique innovation in the science of Soviet journalism.

The Founder of peace and national unity - Leader of the nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan His excellency Emomali Rahmon called the publication "Tajiks" a great courage and perseverance of the time and assessed it as follows: "Tajiks" is indeed the passport of the nation. This timeless masterpiece, which is the result of 30 years of scholar's work, is a must-read book for every educated Tajik person and is as necessary for the national art and development of historical thinking of our people as the weather. It is not without reason that every Tajik and Tajik citizen is very proud of the name of this great man of the nation, and his world-famous name with his masterpiece "Tajiks" has become the language not only of the Tajik people, but of all civilized people.

By order of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan His excellency Emomali Rahmon on February 6, 2020, with the purpose of in-depth study of the proud history of the Tajik people, increasing the sense of self-consciousness and national identity. The book "Tajiks" by Bobojon Ghafurov was published step by step, by order of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, each family was given a gift.

Muradova M.K. - Senior lecturer of the department of human anatomy and terminology latin medicine named after Y.A. Rahimov

Translated Ismoilov R.