The capture of Tashkent (1864–1865)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List the events of the struggle for Tashkent in order: autumn 1864, spring 1865, June 1865.
Autumn 1864 – first attack fails; spring 1865 – Niyazbek fort taken and the water dam destroyed; June 1865 – after street fighting Tashkent falls.
2
Why does the textbook’s account of the “voluntary surrender” letter need discussion? Write your view.
Because it says the city was taken by force and the letter was written under pressure; to be sure we should compare other sources. (Free answer.)
3
On a map of present-day Tashkent find a place or street that keeps the name of an old gate.
For example: the names Beshyogoch, Kukcha Darvoza and Samarkand Darvoza still appear in present-day Tashkent. (Check on a map.)
4
Describe Tashkent’s trading and strategic importance in three sentences.
A major bazaar and craft centre; a base on the Orenburg route; a suitable political and administrative centre for the Turkestan region.