Polity Emirate of Bukhara (Russia)

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At the end of the XIX century the Emirate of Bukhara was conquered by Russia. A part of its territory was annexed, and the remnant was made protectorate. The protectorate was abolished by the Bolsheviks that created the Bukhara People´s Soviet Republic during the Russian Civil War.

Establishment

  • May 1868: The war between Russia and the Bukhara erupted again when Emir Muzaffar ad-Din Bahadur Khan was forced to assume tsarist status vassal.

Chronology

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1. Russian Conquest of Bukhara

Was the conquest of the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara by the Russian Empire.

  • May 1868: The war between Russia and the Bukhara erupted again when Emir Muzaffar ad-Din Bahadur Khan was forced to assume tsarist status vassal.
  • February 1870: Afghan forces leave Badakhshan.

2. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

  • October 1920: The Bukhara People's Soviet Republic was a short-lived Soviet state that governed the former Emirate of Bukhara during the years immediately following the Russian Revolution.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1870: Afghan forces attacked Badakhshan and burned fort Zang Kila.
  • January 1896: Tribal unions of Tajiks in modern-day Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Okrug of Tajikistan are annexed by the Russian Empire.

Disestablishment

  • October 1920: The Bukhara People's Soviet Republic was a short-lived Soviet state that governed the former Emirate of Bukhara during the years immediately following the Russian Revolution.