Russian conquest of Central Asia

1839 · Central Asia

Result Russian victory

The Russian Empire expanded into Central Asia over several decades. It annexed the Kazakh steppe and Turkestan and made the khanates of Khiva and Bukhara into protectorates.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Tsardom of Russia

Kazakh rebellions

Russian Empire

Khanate of Khiva

Khanate of Kokand

Emirate of Bukhara

Afghanistan

United Kingdom

Turkmen tribes

Alexander II of Russia belligerent leader

Alexander III of Russia belligerent leader

Peter the Great belligerent leader

Anna of Russia belligerent leader

Nicholas I of Russia belligerent leader

Mikhail Skobelev belligerent leader

Konstantin von Kaufmann military commander

Battles and events 7

Kenesary's Rebellion 1837 – 1847
Khivan campaign of 1839–1840 1839 · Khivan-Kazakh victory
Russian conquest of Bukhara 1842 – 1868 · Russian victory
- Siege of Samarkand (1868) June 12–18, 1868 · Russian victory
Battle of Ican December 16–18, 1864 · Russian victory
Khivan campaign of 1873 March 11 – June 14, 1873 · Russian victory
Battle of Geok Tepe (1879) September 9, 1879 · Turkmen victory
Battle of Geok Tepe December 1880 – January 1881 · Russian victory