Episode 230 - The Khivan Campaign of 1839
Joe is joined by the hosts of Ukraine without Hyp…
October 16, 20221h 20mExplicit
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Show Notes
Joe is joined by the hosts of Ukraine without Hype to talk about the time the Russian Empire fell for a con artist and invaded a khanate to try to steal gold that didn't exist.
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Sources:
Morrison, Alexander, "The Russian Conquest of Central Asia"
"A Narrative of the Russian Military Expedition to Khiva under General Perofski", Translated from the Russian for the Foreign Department of the Government of India, Calcutta, 1867
‘Pray for the Camels’: The Winter Invasion of Khiva, 1839–41