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1421. Building of Ulug Beg Medresse in Samarkand . . 585
1449.- Death of Ulu g B6g, the astronomer, grandson of Timur . 569
1450. Chinese conquered by Oirat Kalmuks . . . ' . 202
1480. Breaking of Tatar rule in Eastern Europe . . . 401
1504. Ferghana wrested from the descendants of Tamerlane . 502
1505. Occupation of Merv by Uzbegs . . . . . . ii. 456
1506. Decline of Central A sia with the last of the Timurids . ii. 69
.1510. Death of the Uzbeg Khan S h e ib a n i ........................................ii. 71
,, Kharezm again comes under dominion of Persia . . ii. 274
1512. Sultan Ilbars proclaimed Khan of Kharezm at Kunia Vezir ii. 274
I 533- Death of Abdullah Khan, of Bokhara . . . . ii. 71
1552. Uzbeg proposal of trade relations with Russians . . ii. 71
1558. Visit of Jenkinson to Urgenj and Bokhara ii, 149, 274, 341, 404
1571. Abdullah’ s victory recorded at “ Gates of Tamerlane ” . 555
1574. Land of the Bashkirs annexed to Russia . . . . 402
1575. The River Oxus takes a fresh course . . . . . ii. 341
1579. Yermak invades Siberia . . . . . . . 121
1394. Tara built on the Lower Irtish . . . . . . 122
1595. Khivan envoys sent to Russia . . . . . . ii, 274
1597. End of Sheibanid rule in Transoxiana . . . . ii. 71
1598. Tashkend and Turkistan conquered by Kazaks . . 306
1603. Urgenj plundered by Cossacks . . . . . ii. 274, 341
1604. Tayan, a Tatar prince, submits to Russia . . . . 123
1618. Erection of the Shir Dar and Tillah Kari medresses . . 586
1642. Abulghazi Behadur becomes Khan of Kharezm, or Khiva ii. 275
1648. Central Asian merchants permitted to trade in Siberia . 124
1649. Russians and Kalmuks establish friendly relations . . 125
1663. Resignation of A bulghazi, Khan of Kharezm . . . ii. 275
1665. Russian mission by way of Sungaria to China . . . 124
1700. Envoy of Khan of Kharezm to Peter the Great . . . ii. 275
1713. Gagarin proposes to erect forts on the Irtish to Yarkand . 127
1714. The Khan of Kharezm sends an envoy to Petersburg . ii. 275
1715. First Russian forts erected in Turkmenia . . . . ii. 461
1717. Omsk founded . . . . . . . . . 59
,, Bekovitch’ s expedition to Khiva . . . . ii. 276, 405
1718. First fortress built at Semipolatinsk . . . . . 128
,, Kazaks appeal to Russia for help against Kalmuks . 284, 404
1723. K a z a k s dispossessed of Tashkend and Hazret by Sungarians 306
1725. Visit to Khiva of Florio Benevini . , . . . ii. 276
1732. Kazaks of Lesser and Middle Hordes submit to Russia 404,413
1732— 1812. Disquietude of Kazaks under Russian government . 407
1733. Orenburg founded on south-eastern frontier of Russia . 404
1737. End of Astarkhanid rule in Transoxiana . . . . ii. 72
1740. Russian proposal to build a fort on the Syr-daria . . 408
1752. Orenburg forts connected with those on the Irtish . . 129
1756. Chinese massacre of 600,000 Kalmuks . . . 130, 202
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1756. Kashgar taken and Taranchis transported to Kuldja 206,505
1759. Khokand submits to Chinese influence . . • 5°3
1760. Submission to Russia of Kazaks under Sultan Abdul Faiz 284
1770. Visit to Samarkand of the Russian Ephremof . . • 57^
1771. Return of Torgout Kalmuks to the Ili valley . . 203,214
1784. Russian propagation of Muhammadanism in Semirechia . 285
,, Beginning of Manghit rule in Transoxiana . ... • ii* 7^
1793. Sivers penetrates to the Tarbagatai mountains . . . 287
,, Visit of the oculist Blankennagel to Khiva . . . ii. 277
1794. Merv destroyed and its people deported to Bokhara . . ii. 45^
1803. Abdal tribe of Turkomans taken under Russian protection ii. 460
1806. Succession of Muhammad Rahim as Khan of Khiva ii. 277» 45^
1808. Kirghese settled at S em ip o la t in s k ................................... 285
1811. Russian caravans proceed to Kuldja and Chuguchak . !33
1811— 56. Turkoman overtures to Russia . . . . . ii- 4^°
1812. Russian administration introduced in to the Syr-daria Steppe 410
1813. Turkish versions of the Scriptures revised for the T atars . 282
1817. New policy initiated by Russia towards the Kirghese . 407
1818. Turkish version of St. Matthew revised for Kirghese . 282
1819. Muravieff’ s visit to Khiva . . . . . • ii- 277, 406
1821. Bubeninof, a merchant, penetrates to K a sh g a r . . . 288
1824. First Russian caravan to B o k h a r a ...................................407-
1826. Nasr-Ullah succeeds as Emir of Bokhara . . . . ii. 73
„ Muhammad Rahim, of Khiva, succeeded by Allah Kuli ii. 277
1830. Khivan erection of forts on the Kuvan-daria . . . 615
„ Settlement of Tekkes in the Merv country . . . ii. 456
1831. Russian settlement at Sergiopol . . . . 144,288
,, First visits of Dr. Wolff to Bokhara and Merv . . ii. 77, 457
1832. Visits of Bumes to Bokhara and Merv . . ii. 44, 73, 457
1833. F all of the Kirghese K h a n a t e ........................................... 407
1834. Federof penetrates to the mouth of the Lepsa . . . 288
,, Foundation of Fort N ovo-Alexandrovsk on the Caspian 408, ii. 461
,, Demaisons and Vitkovitch visit Bokhara . . . ii. 73, 74
1835. Russian fishing station established at Hassan Kuli Bay . ii. 439
1836. Governor of Orenburg seeks friendly relations with Bokhara ii. 74
,, Blaremberg’ s exploration of the old bed of the Oxus . ii. 406
1838. Colonel Stoddart sent as envoy to Bokhara . . . ii. 74
,, Ascent of the Upper Oxus by Lieutenant Wood . . ii. 193
1839. General Perovsky’ s military expedition to Khiva . . ii. 277
1840. Travels of Karelin and Schrenck to the A la-Tau . . 288
,, Visit of Buteneff and others to Bokhara . . . . ii. 75
„ Abbott, Shakespear, and Conolly at Khiva . ii. 76, 279, 341
1841. The town of Kopal founded . . . . . . 187,289
,, Visit of Khanikoff to S a m a r k a n d .................................570
1 8 4 2 . Execution of Stoddart and Conolly at Bokhara . . . ii. 76
Danilevski’ s first Russo-Khivan treaty . . . . ii. 282