The Khiva campaign and the Gandimian treaty (1873)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five main clauses of the Gandimian treaty.
Khan as the emperor’s “loyal servant”; ban on foreign relations; cession of the Amu Darya right bank; privileges for Russian ships and merchants; 2.2 million rubles indemnity.
2
If half of the 2,200,000 ruble indemnity has been paid, how much remains?
1100000
3
Why was controlling the Amu Darya important for Russia? Give three reasons.
A source of water; trade by river; use of the fertile lands of the lower course.
4
Compare the protectorate status of the khanate and the emirate: write two similarities and one difference.
Similar: both lost foreign policy and both rulers kept internal affairs. Different: Bukhara became a protectorate in 1868, Khiva in 1873 (and the lost territories also differed).