12 August 1873Rule of KhivaAlexander II
Russia establishes a protectorate over the Khanate of Khiva after a military campaign.
Historical records for Russia in 1873, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Russia establishes a protectorate over the Khanate of Khiva after a military campaign.
Joins the diplomatic understanding between the emperors of Russia, Germany, and Austria.
Participates in the Three Emperors' diplomatic understanding with Germany and Austria.
Russian diplomacy accepts Afghanistan as lying outside its direct sphere while consolidating influence over Bukhara and territories north of the Amu Darya.
Russian and British diplomacy clarifies spheres of influence around Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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