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Kokand Campaign (1875–1876)
The Kokand campaign of 1875–1876 (in Russian language, Russian: ''Кокандский поход 1875–1876 гг.''), was a military expedition of the troops of the Russian Empire with the aim of conquering the Khanate of Kokand between 1875 and 1876. Background During the mid-1800s, the Russian Empire invaded and occupied much of Central Asia. In 1865, the Russian Empire occupied the major Kokand city Tashkent, and soon after annexed the region. In January 1868, Governor-General of Russian Turkestan Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman forced the Khan of Kokand, Khudayar Khan to accept a treaty allowing Russian merchants extra permissions to reside in and travel in Kokand. This effectively reduced Kokand to a vassal state, vassal of the Russian Empire. Kokand was extremely unstable and continued to rebel against Russian rule. History Overthrowing of Khudayar Khan By 1875, Khudayar Khan had drastically increased taxes to fund the army, increasing resentment against him. Speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Conquest Of Central Asia
In the 16th century, the Tsardom of Russia embarked on a campaign to Territorial evolution of Russia, expand the Russian frontier to the east. This effort continued until the 19th century under the Russian Empire, when the Imperial Russian Army succeeded in conquering all of Central Asia. The majority of this land became known as Russian Turkestan—the name "Turkestan" was used to refer to the area due to the fact that it was and is inhabited by Turkic peoples, excluding the Tajiks, who are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnicity. Upon witnessing Russia's absorption of the various Central Asian realms, the British Empire sought to reinforce Presidencies and provinces of British India, India, triggering the Great Game, which ended when both sides eventually designated Emirate of Afghanistan, Afghanistan as a neutral buffer zone. Although the Russian Empire collapsed during World War I, the Russian sphere of influence remained in what was Soviet Central Asia until 1991. This regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
