Russian Turkestan: conquest and administration in Central Asia (1865-1917)

1. Russian capture of Tashkent opens a new base

   Jun 17, 1865Labels: Tashkent, Mikhail Chernyayev

   • Siege Tashkent
   • Britannica Kokand

2. Russian decree creates the Turkestan Governor-Generalship

   Jul 11, 1867Labels: Turkestan Governor, Tashkent

   • Turkestan G G

3. Zerabulak battle forces Bukhara into dependence

   Jun 14, 1868Labels: Battle of, Emirate of

   • Zerabulak

4. Russian garrison holds Samarkand during siege

   Jun 14, 1868Labels: Samarkand garrison, Bukharan forces

   • Siege Samarkand

5. Khivan campaign makes Khiva a Russian protectorate

   Jun 14, 1873Labels: Khiva, Khankate of

   • Khivan campaign
   • Spectator 1873

6. Kokand campaign begins amid unrest and civil conflict

   Jan 1, 1875Labels: Kokand campaign, Kokand Khanate

   • Kokand campaign
   • Britannica Kokand

7. Russia annexes the Kokand Khanate and forms Fergana

   Feb 19, 1876Labels: Kokand Khanate, Fergana region

   • Britannica Kokand
   • OpenKG Kokand

8. Transcaspian Oblast established as Russia pushes westward

   Jan 1, 1881Labels: Transcaspian Oblast, Turkmen lands

   • Transcaspian
   • Britannica sitemap

9. Battle of Geok Tepe breaks major Turkmen resistance

   Jan 1, 1881Labels: Battle of, Mikhail Skobelev

   • Geok Tepe
   • Britannica sitemap

10. Treaty of Saint Petersburg ends the Ili occupation

    Feb 24, 1881Labels: Treaty of, Ili Basin

    • Treaty Ili

11. 1886 Turkestan Regulation codifies colonial administration

    Jan 1, 1886Labels: 1886 Regulation, Turkestan administration

    • eHistory 1886
    • Turkestan G G

12. 1897 census measures Turkestan under Russian rule

    Jan 1, 1897Labels: 1897 census, Turkestan Governor

    • Turkestan G G

13. Nicholas II’s labor-conscription decree sparks 1916 revolt

    Jun 25, 1916Labels: Nicholas II, 1916 conscription

    • 1916 revolt

14. Khujand violence marks the revolt’s first major clashes

    Jul 3, 1916Labels: Khujand, 1916 revolt

    • 1916 revolt

15. Turkestan Autonomy proclaimed, then crushed at Kokand

    Nov 27, 1917Labels: Turkestan Autonomy, Kokand

    • Turkestan Autonomy

16. Turkestan Soviet Republic proclaimed, ending imperial Turkestan

    Apr 30, 1918Labels: Turkestan Soviet, Tashkent congress

    • Turkestan ASSR
    • eHistory 1918