Central Asia Events

By kaela.hanson
  • Turkic Kingdoms
    Feb 25, 600

    Turkic Kingdoms

    Turkic- speaking people establish kingdoms in Central Asia
  • Islamic faith invades
    Feb 25, 700

    Islamic faith invades

  • Arab armies vs. Chinese
    Feb 25, 751

    Arab armies vs. Chinese

    Arab armies defeate Chinese
  • Feb 25, 1218

    Mongols Rule

    Mongols take over rule of Central Asia for next 200 years
  • Europeans to East Asia
    Feb 25, 1400

    Europeans to East Asia

    Euroopeans begin to sail to East Asia
  • Czar conquers Central Asia

    Czar conquers Central Asia

    Russia- under the rule of the Czar- conquers and colonizes Central Asia

  • Resistance to Russian Rule grows

  • Russian Revolution crushes resistance group

    Russian Revolution crushes resistance group

  • Soviets test Nucs

    Soviets test Nucs

    Soviet Union tests hundreds of nuclear bombs in an isolated area of North-Eastern Kazakhstan

  • Riots erupt among Uzbeks and others

  • Central Asian Republics declare independance

    Central Asian Republics declare independance

  • Islamic rebel group kidnaps foreign travelers

    Islamic rebel group kidnaps foreign travelers