Project Gutenberg 2018-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 186 Skrine, Francis Henry 1847 1933 Skrine, F. H. (Francis Henry) Skrine, Francis Henry Bennett Ross, E. Denison (Edward Denison), Sir 1871 1940 Ross, Denison, Sir Ross, Edward Denison, Sir 04022498 The heart of Asia : $b A history of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the earliest times Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates" by Francis Henry Skrine and Edward Denison Ross is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores Central Asia’s rich and complex history, focusing on Russian Turkestan and the various khanates that have existed in the region from ancient times through the period of Russian expansion. The authors aim to provide a comprehensive look at the diverse nationalities, cultures, and significant events that shaped this pivotal area of the world. The beginning of the work sets the stage for the historical journey through Central Asia, emphasizing its status as a cradle of civilization. It outlines the starting point of Turkestan’s history, detailing the earliest references to the region and the influences of major historical figures and empires like the Persians and Alexander the Great. It introduces key concepts and locations, such as Bactria and Soghdiana, and hints at the complex interplay of various cultures and peoples that will be explored in subsequent chapters. The authors delineate the historical timeline, offering a thoughtful examination of how Turkestan evolved through myriad conquests and governing entities over the centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Asia, Central -- History Asia, Central -- Relations -- Russia Russia -- Relations -- Asia, Central DK Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1217974 1218038 2024-11-24T04:47:17.494947 2023-09-25T04:15:06.467685 text/html text/html 1167266 2018-08-23T05:06:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 5004628 2018-08-23T05:06:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5714281 2024-11-24T04:47:41.710823 application/epub+zip 5720108 2024-11-24T04:47:22.248911 application/epub+zip 537459 2024-11-24T04:47:19.273016 application/epub+zip 5699629 2024-11-24T04:47:53.880788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5612567 2024-11-24T04:47:38.372821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 753709 2022-09-26T06:18:34.302991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 884471 884264 2024-11-24T04:47:13.960022 2023-09-25T04:15:02.973657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 884693 2018-08-23T05:06:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 338975 2018-08-23T05:06:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21172 2024-11-24T04:47:54.057832 application/rdf+xml 10652 2024-11-24T04:47:19.544908 image/jpeg 2060 2024-11-24T04:47:19.411973 image/jpeg 5054037 2024-11-24T04:47:17.697027 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia