DATE
1842
1843
1844.
1847.
1848.
I 8 5 I .
I855,
l8 54-
1855.
1856.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862.
i
1864.
1865.
1866.
. Journey to Merv of Shakespear and Xaylour Thompson
Mission of Dr. Wolff to Bokhara .
Visit of Sir Taylour Thompson to Merv
Submission of the Great Horde of the Kirghese
Second visit of Dr. Wolff to Merv
Turkoman attack on Khivans .
Insurrection of the Kirghese under Kenisar Kasimoff
Russians place steamers on the Syr-daria and Aral
Russian advance to the Syr-daria
Russians begin to colonize Semirechia
Butakoff surveys the Sea of Aral
Russian line pushed down to Khivan territory .
Division of the Kirghese Steppe into 54 “ distances ’
Commercial treaty between Russia and China .
First Russian expedition south of the Ili .
Capture by General Perovsky of Ak-Mesjed
Almati district occupied and Vierny founded .
Return of the Alieli and Imrali Turkomans from Geok
ii. 474
ii. 77
“ • 457
289, 410
ii- 457
Ü- 457
408
409
6 i5
292-3
410
ii. 282
411
133
290
390, 617
291, 618
Tepe and A s k h a b a d ........................................................... ii. 451
Last expedition to Merv of Muhammad Emin . . . ii. 457
Semenof s first scientific exploration of the Thian Shan 152, 294
Kungrad visited by the Russian mission with E. Kiihlewein ii. 351
Administration of Steppe transferred to Ministry of Interior 411
Khivan dams built on the Taldyk and Ulkun-daria
Dandevil’s reconnoitring force repulsed by Turkomans
Russian Mission of Valikhanoff in disguise to Kashgar
Treaty of Pekin and Chinese frontier line .
Zimmermann seizes the forts of Tokmak and Pishpek
Building at Merv of the Kaushid Khan K a la .
Defeat by Tekkes of a Persian attempt against Merv
Taranchi and Dungan rebellion in the Ili valley
. Vambery’ s visits to Central A sia
11. 242
ii. 461
ii. 47)
297
298
ii. 456
§e 457
203, 626
571, ii. 282, 341
1868.
1869.
1870.
Russian reconnaissances of Hazret and Aulie A ta .
Russo-Khokandian battles at Uzun-Agach and Hazret 353
Kirghese of the Syr-daria transferred to Ministry of War
Formation by Russia of the Turkistan oblast .
Tashkend captured by Chemaieff
Bokhariots routed a t Irdjar . . . .
Civil war between Dungans and Taranchis
Colonel Poltoratzky’ s expedition towards Kashgar
Formation of “ Turkistan ” and “ Semirechia ”
The Syr-daria province and its colonization
Russian capture of Samarkand and Katte Kurgan
Foundation of Krasnovodsk . . . .
Bekships of Zarafshan added to Russian conquests
Russian occupation of the Muzart Pass
618
619
4 11
620
622
3 2
203
297
298, 369
421
537. 625
282, 461
537
626
DATE A. D.
1870. Shahr and Kitab taken by Russians and given to Bokhara ii. 32
„ Provinces of Karategin and Darwaz submit to Bokhara . ii. 53 „ Russian survey of the Trans-Caspian and old Oxus bed . ii. 406
1871. Kuldja added to General Government of Turkistan . 370, 627
,, Fedchenko visits the A lai ...................................................... ’
,, The approach to Khiva surveyed . . . . ii. 282
1872. Russian expedition against the Akhal Tekkes . . . ii. 462
,, Captain Marsh’ s ride through Khorassan . . . . ii. 466
1873. Ashton Dilke travelled to the Ili valley . . . . 249
,, Khiva conquered by Russia . . 370, 436; ii. 242, 342, 462
„ Colonel Glukhovsky explores the Oxus bed to Sary Kamish ii. 407
„ Settlement of present inhabitants in the Attek oasis . . ii. 451
1874. Geological exploration about the Lower Oxus . . . 426
„ Travels of Herbert Wood on the Ara l and Oxus . [ 429
,, Captain Napier’s travels on the Perso-Turkoman frontier . ii. 466
1875 - Journey of Maieif from Samarkand to Karshi . . ii. 50
,, Entire direction of the old bed of the Oxus made known . ii. 407
„ Colonel C. M. Macgregor’ s “ journey through Khorassan ” ii. 466
1876. Prejevalsky’ s expedition to Lob Nor . . . 244
„ The Khanate of Khokand annexed by Russia ; 370,512,629
„ Russian reconnaissance of the northern Pamir . . ii.’ Ig,
,, Survey of Oxus between Chaijui and K ilif . . Igg
„ A trade route proposed from Khiva to Krasnovodsk . . ii. 408
„ Captain F. W . H. Butler at the Perso-Turkoman frontier, ii. 466
1876— 8. General Petmsevitch’ s explorations in Turkmenia . ii. 467
1877. Russians send missionaries to the Taranchis in Semirechia 171-2
i 8 77 8- Severtsoff’ s scientific expedition to the Pamir . . 404
1878. M. Oshanin’ s travel in Karategin . . . . ii 53
,, Steam voyage from Petro-Alexandrovsk to Khoja-Saleh . ii. 1 0 7
1879. Alpheraky’ s journey to the Yuldus plateau . . . 246
„ Dr. Regel reaches Turfan beyond the Ili valley . ' 249
1880— 81. Mennonites of the Volga migrate to Turkistan . . ii. 350
1881. O’Donovan’ s ride to M e r v j; ^
1882. Division of Turkistan into two General Governments . 629
,, Alikhanoff in disguise visits Merv . . . . ii 471
,, M. Lessar tvsqce„visits M e r v ...................................................« 472
1882 4. Journeys of Lessar between the Murgab and Heri
R u d ............................................................ H
1883. The Ili province retroceded by the Russians to the Chinese 133
„ Signs of the coming submission of the Mervis . . ii. 488
1884. Tekkes of Merv swear allegiance to Russia . . . ii. 4 8 3