battle, nineteenth century

Khiva campaign (1873)

Name: Khiva campaign (1873)
Location: Uzbekistan

Khiva campaign (1873) was a battle fought in 1873 in what is now Uzbekistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Russian colonisation of Central Asia. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 13,000 troops against Unknown.

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Fought1873

WhereUzbekistan41.378N, 60.364E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsRussian Empireagainst20px Khanate of Khiva

Casualties and losses33 killed and 124 woundedand20px 5,000+ killed

Part ofRussian colonisation of Central Asia

Where it sits in Russian colonisation of Central Asia

4 placed engagements of Russian colonisation of Central Asia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1873 (year precision) to 1873
Place	Uzbekistan 41.378N, 60.364E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Territorial change	Khiva becomes a Russian protectorate
Strength	13,000 troops	Unknown
Casualties and losses	33 killed and 124 wounded	20px 5,000+ killed
Commanders	Alexander II of Russia Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann	Muhammad Rahim Bahadur II

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Khiva 1924, same recorded site
Siege of Gurganj 1220, 143 km NW
Siege of Urgench 1379, 145 km NW
Siege of Gurganj 1204, 146 km NW
Battle of Baykand AD 729, 367 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Ican 1864
After: Battle of Geok Tepe 9 September 1879
All 4 engagements of Russian colonisation of Central Asia

Elsewhere in 1873

Khiva campaign (1873) is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4497452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Khivan campaign of 1873, revision 1370625716, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.