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Russo-Khivan War of 1873 | |||||||||
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Part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia | |||||||||
Russian forces entering Khiva, 1873 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Russian Empire | Khanate of Khiva | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Alexander II K. von Kaufman | Muhammad II | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
13,000 troops | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
33 killed and 124 wounded[1] | 5,000+ killed |
In the Russo-Khivan War of 1873, Russia conquered the Khanate of Khiva, and it became a Russian protectorate.