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Romanovs and the Opium Wars: Tea, Trade, and Tolerance
While Western powers fought opium wars in China, the Romanov Empire navigated a quieter but equally complex conflict along its southern borders. This episode explores how Tsar Alexander III and his ministers managed the delicate balance between Christian Orthodoxy and Islamic populations in Central Asia. We look at the role of General Mikhail Skobelev’s conquests, the administration of the Turkestan Governor-Generalship, and the specific policies regarding zakat and mosque construction under Russian rule. Through the lens of trade agreements with the Qing Dynasty and the impact of the…
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