History of Central Asia History of Central Asia The history of Central Asia is defined primarily by the area's climate and geography. The aridness of the region made agriculture difficult and its distance from the sea cut it off from much trade. Thus few major cities developed in the region; instead the area was for millennia dominated by the nomadic horse peoples of the steppe. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Central Asia"
After the Mongol capture of the Karakitai state, Kazakhstan fell under the control of a succession of rulers of the Mongolian Golden Horde, the western branch of the Mongol Empire. (The horde, or zhuz, is the precursor of the present-day clan, which is still an important element of Kazakh society). By the early 15th century, the ruling structure had split into several large groups known as khanates, including the Nogai Horde and the Uzbek Khanate. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Kazakhstan"
The early years of glasnost had little effect on the political climate in Kyrgyzstan. However, the Republic's press was permitted to adopt a more liberal stance and to establish a new publication, Literaturny Kirghizstan, by the Union of Writers. Unofficial political groups were forbidden, but several groups that emerged in 1989 to deal with the acute housing crisis were permitted to function. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Kyrgyzstan"
* Mongolia - Entry on Mongolia from the 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Mongolia"
*Norbu, Thubten Jigme and Turnbull, Colin. 1968. Tibet: Its History, Religion and People. Reprint: Penguin Books, 1987. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Tibet"
Following the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, Ashgabat became a base for anti- Bolshevik counter-revolutionaries, who soon came under attack from the Tashkent Soviet. A small British force occupied Ashgabat and parts of southern Turkmenistan until 1919. After the British withdrawal, the Turkmenistan became the Turkmen oblast (provonce) of the Turkestan ASSR from 1919-1924. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Turkmenistan"
Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) and Syr Darya (Jaxartes) Rivers, Uzbekistan has a long and interesting heritage. The leading cities of the Silk Road - Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva - are located in Uzbekistan. As Russia extended its empire into Central Asia in the second half of the nineteenth century, Uzbekistan became part of Tsarist Russia andlater of the Soviet Union. It declared independence from Soviet rule in 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Uzbekistan"
Margu (Greek Margiana) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, mentioned in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. 515 BC by Darius Hystaspis. It was centered at Merv in modern Turkmenistan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Margu"
Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev ( Russian: Николай Павлович Игнатьев) ( 17 January ( 29 January Old Style) 1832 – 20 June ( 3 July Old Style) 1908) was a Russian statesman and diplomat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev"
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