Bokhara

The ancient Sogdiana , a state of Central Asia in Independent To or kist an. It was conquered by the Turks in the 6th century, by the Chinese in the 7th, and by the Arabs about 705. After many changes of masters it was subdued by the Uzbek Tartars, 1505. The British envoys, Col. Stoddart and Capt. Conolly, were murdered at Bokhara, the capital, by the khan in 1843. In the war with Ru ia, beginning in 1866, the emir’s army was defeated several times in May and subsequent months during that year. Peace was made July 11, 1867. The Ru ians were again victors, May 25, 1868, and occupied Sam arc and the next day. Further conquests were made by the Ru ians, and Sam arc and was secured by treaty November, 1868.