Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Central Asia is not a region that stimulates significant conversation in the modern West. The dominance of medieval horse lords on the steppe, the centers of learning and culture in places like Samarkand and Herat, and even the existence of brilliant cities like Merv have since been largely forgotten in a Europeanized world. Instead, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are better known for their positions in the Russosphere and not for their own histories. But just like everywhere else in the Islamic world, the Central Asian Khanates would soon find out the hard way how far they were behind the might of Europe. So, join me as I enquire how these great nations become part of the Russian sphere of influence in the first place? Was it possible that they could have avoided subjugation?
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0:00 Intro
1:26 Ivan The Terrible Paves The Way
5:12 The Kazakhs Lose Autonomy
11:38 The Kyrgyz Become The Next Victims
13:55 Silk Road Cities Fall Rapidly
Central Asia is not a region that stimulates significant conversation in the modern West. The dominance of medieval horse lords on the steppe, the centers of learning and culture in places like Samarkand and Herat, and even the existence of brilliant cities like Merv have since been largely forgotten in a Europeanized world. Instead, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are better known for their positions in the Russosphere and not for their own histories. But just like everywhere else in the Islamic world, the Central Asian Khanates would soon find out the hard way how far they were behind the might of Europe. So, join me as I enquire how these great nations become part of the Russian sphere of influence in the first place? Was it possible that they could have avoided subjugation?
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https://mailchi.mp/a69f93be6c66/hikma-history-newsletter
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Mahmoud
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#russia #turkic #historylovers
Images Used:
Music Used:
Doug Maxwell - Arabian Nightfall (Sting):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bRzD...
If any of the images or songs are yours, please let me know I will amend them. Please don't report me straight away!
0:00 Intro
1:26 Ivan The Terrible Paves The Way
5:12 The Kazakhs Lose Autonomy
11:38 The Kyrgyz Become The Next Victims
13:55 Silk Road Cities Fall Rapidly
