Khivan campaign of 1873

Russo-Khivan War of 1873
	Part of Russian conquest of Turkestan
	; Russians forces entering Khiva, 1873
Date	11 March – 14 June 1873
Location	Khiva (present-day western Uzbekistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and much of Turkmenistan)
Result	Russian victory Khiva becomes a Russian protectorate;
Belligerents
Russia	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	5,000+ killed

In the Russo-Khivan War of 1873, Russia conquered the Khanate of Khiva, and it became a Russian protectorate.

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