Political processes in the Turkestan region in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century (based on materials from the "Turkestan Collection")

Abstract

This article analyzes the military actions and policies of Tsarist Russia in Turkestan based on the data of the “Turkestan Collection”. Starting from the middle of the 19th century, Russia launched campaigns against the Kokand, Khiva Khanate and Bukhara Emirate, established the Turkestan region and later the Governor-Generalship in the conquered lands, and the work done to govern the local population in a new order is also studied based on the data of the collection.