This study investigates the wealth and economic status of the last Emir of Bukhara, Alim Khan, before the fall of the Emirate in 1920. Yaroshevski presents a detailed account of the Emir’s financial resources, holdings in land, revenue from trade, and tax collection. The study also touches on how the Emir's wealth was both a symbol of his power and a target for Bolshevik propaganda, which sought to portray him as a feudal oppressor during the Red Army's invasion of Bukhara.