Russian conquest of Central Asia (1864-1895)

1. Russian capture of Turkestan city

   Jun 1, 1864Labels: Turkestan City, Kokand Khanate

   • Russo Kokand
   • Britannica

2. Russian capture of Shymkent

   Sep 1, 1864Labels: Shymkent, Mikhail Chernyayev

   • Russo Kokand
   • Shymkent

3. Battle of Ikan blocks Kokand counter-raid

   Dec 16, 1864Labels: Ikan, Alimqul

   • Ikan
   • Russo Kokand

4. Siege and capture of Tashkent

   Jun 17, 1865Labels: Tashkent, Siege of

   • Tashkent
   • Russo Kokand

5. Battle of Zerabulak defeats Bukhara field army

   Jun 14, 1868Labels: Zerabulak, Konstantin von

   • Zerabulak
   • Bukhara

6. Siege of Samarkand citadel

   Jun 20, 1868Labels: Samarkand Citadel, Garrison

   • Samarkand
   • Bukhara

7. Treaty makes Bukhara a Russian protectorate

   Jun 23, 1868Labels: Treaty of, Emirate of

   • Bukhara
   • Rus Bukhara

8. Founding of Krasnovodsk on the Caspian

   Jan 1, 1869Labels: Krasnovodsk, Caspian Base

   • Khiva 1873
   • CentralAsia

9. Khivan campaign brings Khiva under Russian control

   Jun 14, 1873Labels: Khiva Campaign, Khanate of

   • Khiva 1873
   • CentralAsia

10. Treaty of Gandymyan formalizes Khiva’s vassal status

    Aug 24, 1873Labels: Treaty of, Khiva

    • Guendeman
    • Khiva 1873

11. Kokand campaign culminates in annexation decree

    Feb 19, 1876Labels: Kokand Annexation, Khanate of

    • Britannica
    • CentralAsia

12. Siege of Geok Tepe breaks Teke resistance

    Jan 1, 1881Labels: Geok Tepe, Teke Turkmens

    • GeokTepe
    • CentralAsia

13. Russia and Qing sign Treaty of Saint Petersburg

    Feb 24, 1881Labels: Treaty of, Qing China

    • Ili Treaty
    • Britannica

14. Russian annexation of Merv oasis

    Mar 1, 1884Labels: Merv Oasis, Trans-Caspian

    • Panjdeh
    • CentralAsia

15. Panjdeh incident triggers Anglo-Russian crisis

    Mar 30, 1885Labels: Panjdeh Incident, Kushka

    • Panjdeh
    • Britannica

16. Anglo-Russian Pamir border arrangements completed

    Jan 1, 1895Labels: Pamir Agreements, Wakhan Corridor

    • CentralAsia
    • Panjdeh