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Jan 1, 600
Kingdoms Established
Turkic-speaking peoples established kingdoms in Central Asia - A.D. 600 -
Jan 1, 650
Chinese Conquer
Chinese armies conquered Central Asia. -
Jan 1, 700
Invasion of Central Asia
Arabic speakers brought the Islamic faith to Central Asia when they invaded in A.D. 700. In A.D. 751 They defeated the Chinese. -
Jan 1, 1218
Mongolian Rule
In 1218 Mongols, led by Genghis Khan. began ruling over Central Asia for 200 years. They destroyed many cities and irrigation systems. -
Jan 1, 1300
Timur's Rise To Power
Timur was a turkish speaking Mongol, he was also known as Tamerlane. He rose to power in the 1300s, his reign lasting from 1370 to 1405. He supported art, literature, and science; and built gardens, mosques, and palaces. -
Jan 1, 1400
Europeans Join In
In the late 1400s Europeans begain to sail to East Asia, avoiding the Silk Road. Trade through Central Asia declined. -
Jan 1, 1405
Timur's Death
Empire broke up into city states. -
Conquest of Russia
In the mid-1800s Russia conquered and colonized Central Asia. It began in the North and traveled South. Russians built railroads, which helped to create a stronger military presence between India, which was under British control, and Russia. The railroads also offered easier access to the region's resources. Cotton and oil production expanded. -
The Soviet Goverment Rises
The Soviet goverment took power after the Russian Revolution in 1917. Soviets drew new political boundaries that separated people and resources to weaken resistance. Central Asian countries were now called republics, but were fully under the control of the Soviets. Russians migrated into the regions, bringing in several millions of people. -
Soviet Union Collapsed
The Soviet Union collapses in 1991 and the republics of Central Asia declared their independence.
