1868
Capture of Samarkand
Russian forces capture Samarkand during the expansion of imperial power in Central Asia.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Samarkand in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Russian forces capture Samarkand during the expansion of imperial power in Central Asia.
Captures Samarkand
Russian administration extends control over Samarkand after its capture during the Central Asian campaigns.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Samarkand. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.