Russian colonization and Great Game In the 18th century Turkoman tribes came into contact with Tsarist Empire. The Russian Empire began to move into the area in 1869 with the establishment of the Caspian Sea port of Krasnovodsk, present-day Turkmenbashy. After the suppression of Khanates of Bukhara (1868) and  Khiva (1873)  the Turkmen area remained independent. Russians decided to move into Transcaspian region, allegedly to subdue Turkmen slave trade and banditry. The service of some Turkmen tribes, especially the Yomud , for the Khivan Khan also encouraged the Russia to punish them by raids into Khorazm , which killed hundreds. These wars culminated in the Battle of Geok Tepe in 1881  where General Skobelev massacred 7,000 Turkmen at the desert fortress of Geok Depe, near modern Ashgabat; another 8,000 were killed trying to flee across the desert.  By 1894 imperial Russia had taken control of almost all of Turkmenistan except around part of Konye-Urgench was in Khiva and around part of Charju was in Emirate of Bukhara.
Russian colonization and Great Game In the 18th century Turkoman tribes came into contact with Tsarist Empire. The Russian Empire began to move into the area in 1869 with the establishment of the Caspian Sea port of Krasnovodsk, present-day Turkmenbashy. After the suppression of the Emirate of Bukhara (1868) and the Khanate of Khiva (1873) , the Turkmen area remained independent. Russians decided to move into Transcaspian region, allegedly to subdue Turkmen slave trade and banditry. The service of some Turkmen tribes, especially the Yomut , for the Khivan Khan also encouraged the Russia to punish them by raids into Khwarazm , which killed hundreds. These wars culminated in the Battle of Geok Tepe in 1881 , where General Skobelev massacred 7,000 Turkmens at the desert fortress of Geok Depe, near modern Ashgabat; another 8,000 were killed trying to flee across the desert. In September of that year, Qajar Iran signed the treaty of Akhal Imperial Russia which officially recognized the territory that today incorporates modern Turkmenistan as part of the Russian Empire. By 1894 , Imperial Russia had taken control of almost all of Turkmenistan except around part of Konye-Urgench was in Khiva and around part of Charju was in Emirate of Bukhara.
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Khanates
the Emirate
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the Khanate of
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Yomud
Yomut
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Khorazm
Khwarazm
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Turkmen
Turkmens
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In September of that year, Qajar Iran signed the treaty of Akhal Imperial Russia which officially recognized the territory that today incorporates modern Turkmenistan as part of the Russian Empire.
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