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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Russian colonisation of Central Asia · Alexandria

Event

Russian colonisation of Central Asia

Also known as

Colonización rusa de Asia Central
Colonización rusa d’Asia Central
Conquista russa dell'Asia centrale
Conquête russe de l'Asie centrale
conquête russe du Turkestan
Kesk-Aasia vallutamine Venemaa poolt

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participated inRussian Empire1721 CE
has partBattle of Geok Tepe
has partBattle of Ican1864 CE
has partKhiva campaign (1873)1873 CE
has partRussian conquest of Bukhara1842 CE

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