Central Asia

The Begining

Feb 21, 600

Turkic-speaking people established their kindoms in Central Asia. Not long after this, the Chinese armies conquered the whole region.

Change of Faith.

Feb 21, 700

Arabic speakers brought Islamic faith in when they were invaded. Then in 1751, the Arab armies defeated the Chinese.

New Rule

Feb 21, 1218

Mongols began a 200-year rule of Central Aisa, led by Genghis Khan.

The Ruthless Conqueror

Feb 21, 1300

A Turkic-speaking Mongol, Timur, took over in the 1300s. This ruling lasted from 1370 to 1405.

Non Existing Lifestyle

Feb 25, 1500

The lifestyle of the poeple hadn't changed since 500 B.C. until the 1500's. The Silk Road, which was controlled by the Mongol Empire could no longer be used by Europeans. People in Central Asia had to change lifestyle and trade by boat.

Gunpowder!

Feb 25, 1560

With the development of gunpowder, settled people were able to defeat the Steppes. This stopped many nomadic people, who chose to become setlled. These people started to conquer the area.

Russian expansion

Feb 25, 1850

The czars of Russia took, conqueredn and colonized in Central Asia. This movement began north and moved south. The Russians built many railroads while they were ther.

Soviet Government

Feb 25, 1917

Soviets took over after the Russian Revolution in 1917. Soviets drew new political boundries and the Central Asian countires were now called republics. The Soviets built large irrigation systems and had cotton become the only crop in the region.

Independence

Feb 25, 1991

The Soviet U{nion collapsed in 1991. Once this happened, Central Asian republics declared independence.

Dropped Conflict

Mar 2, 2022

Tang and Tibet empires fought for the area until 821 where they signed a treaty, which created a fixed border between the two countries.