When Uzbekistan was a republic of the Soviet Union, it was given its own anthem to use. When independence was proclaimed in 1991, lacking any prior history as a nation or prior national anthem, the old anthem as a Soviet republic, with new lyrics, was adopted a year after independence.

The State Anthem of Uzbekistan was officially adopted on 10 December 1991 by the Constitution of Uzbekistan, after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. The lyrics were written by Uzbek poet Abdulla Oripov, set to the melody composed by Soviet Uzbek composer Mutal Burhonov