Khivan campaign of 1873

Russo-Khivan War of 1873
Part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia and Russian imperialism

Russian forces entering Khiva, 1873
Date11 March – 14 June 1873
Location
Khiva (present-day western Uzbekistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and much of Turkmenistan)
Result

Russian victory

  • Khiva becomes a Russian protectorate
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Khanate of Khiva
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Alexander II
Russian Empire K. von Kaufman		 Khanate of Khiva Muhammad II
Strength
Russian Empire 13,000 troops Khanate of Khiva Unknown
Casualties and losses
Russian Empire 33 killed and 124 wounded[1] Khanate of Khiva 5,000+ killed

In the Russo-Khivan War of 1873, Russia conquered the Khanate of Khiva, and it became a Russian protectorate.

  1. ^ Гродеков Н. И. Хивинский поход 1873 года. Действия кавказских отрядов. — 2-е изд., значит. доп. — СПб.: тип. В.С. Балашева, 1888. — Приложения, С. 63—64.