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Central Asia Timeline

By Kallie Szczepanski, About.com

Timeline of Central Asian history from the Aryan invasion through the fall of the Soviet Union.

1917 October Revolution in Russia, Bolsheviks take power

1917 Soviets take Kyrgyz regions

1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War; Russians ally with Afghans

1920 Bolsheviks retake Bukhara, Ashkabad, and Khiva

1922 Enver Pasha killed, Bashmachi Revolt fades

1923 Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) proclaims Republic of Turkey

1924-1927 Joseph Stalin draws borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgzstan, Turkmenistan

1928 Soviet anti-Islamic campaign closes mosques and Islamic courts

1928-1933 Forced settlement and collectivization of Soviet Central Asians

1937 Muslim revolt in Xinjiang; Soviets intervene

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