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The Siege of Jizzakh: Russia's Brutal Conquest of Central Asia
In 1866, General Dmitry Romanovsky's Russian army marched on the fortress of Jizzakh, a key stronghold on the road from Samarkand to Tashkent. The siege lasted just three days, but its aftermath — the massacre of thousands of defenders and civilians — sent shockwaves through the khanates of Central Asia. This episode recounts the brutal campaign that broke the back of Bukharan resistance, the desperate defense led by the emir's governor, and the strategic genius of Romanovsky, who used deception and overwhelming firepower to shatter the city's walls. We explore the geopolitical…
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