THE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF KHIVA KHANATE AND KARAKALPAK TERRITORIES BY THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

This article presents the plan of Russian subjugation of Central Asia and conquest of Khiva Khanate in the 70s of the XIX century.

There is a lot of information recorded by the participants of the trip about the excessive looting and brutal killing of the local population by the Russians during the conquest of Khiva Khanate.

Governor-General of Turkestan von Kaufmann stated about the war in his letter to Emperor Alexander II.

Keywords: Russia, Khiva Khanate, Emperor Alexander II, K.P. von-Kaufman, Nurota Mountains, Kyzylkum, Mangishloq, military