This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...Tashkent had surrendered, this Russian success did not prevent the Ameer revealing his hostility. An embassy, composed of Messrs. Struve, son of the distinguished astronomer, Tatarinof, and Glukhoffsky, and other officers, was sent by Russia to Bokhara, with the intention of discovering what was the feeling which the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...Tashkent had surrendered, this Russian success did not prevent the Ameer revealing his hostility. An embassy, composed of Messrs. Struve, son of the distinguished astronomer, Tatarinof, and Glukhoffsky, and other officers, was sent by Russia to Bokhara, with the intention of discovering what was the feeling which the Ameer entertained towards Russia. The Ameer's reply was to throw several of them into prison. Before Khokand, therefore, was more than half conquered, Russia's relations with Bokhara had changed from friendship to hostility. In January 1866 Tchernaieff crossed the Syr Darya, and advanced from Chinaz upon Jizakh. But his force was very weak, and he found that Jizakh was stronger than he had expected, and that the Ameer had assembled a considerable army for the defence of his dominions. Mozaffur at the same time pretended to be disposed to yield to the Russian demands, which Tchernaieff was weak enough to credit. He was consequently compelled or induced to retreat, and the Russian envoys still remained imprisoned. When Mozaffur Eddin interfered, in 1864, in the affairs of Khokand, and placed Khudayar again on the throne, he retained possession of the important town of Khodjent in the southern portion of the State, on the banks of the Syr Darya. The Russians coveted this highly important position, and were by no means disposed to admit the justice of Bokhara's claim over a town which should so clearly belong to Khokand as Khodjent. General Tchernaieff had been replaced by General Romanoffsky, in consequence of the retreat from Jizakh, and it became his successor's immediate task to repair that disaster, and effectually to curb the hostility of Bokhara. In April 1866 Romanoffsky was already moving down upon Khodjent, and was collecting at Chinaz a ...
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