On October 30, 1866, Russian soldiers stormed the fortress of Zizek Bukhara. In the third quarter of the 19th century, during the Russia-Kukand war, Russia had another enemy - the Bukhara Khanate. The Bukhari emir Mokhtsafar, who took advantage of the war between the Khanate of Kokand and Russia, captured Kokand. Russia's relations with the Bukhara Khanate deteriorated significantly. Attempts at a diplomatic settlement of the issue led nowhere. Small clashes between Russians and Bukharians soon escalated into a real war. At the end of September 1866, Russian troops invaded Khanate of Bukhara and first captured the Ora-Tiuba fortress, which was a constant bone of contention between Kokand and Bukhara, and then Jizak and Yani-Kurgan. The ancient fortress of Žižek, whose name comes from the Sogdian word for "small fortress", had three rows of high and powerful walls with a deep moat next to each wall, in some places the depth exceeded 7 meters. The defenders numbered about 11,000 men, all of whom were elite warriors sent by the Emir of Bukhara; The Jizak defenders had 53 guns. The fort was besieged by 16 infantry companies, five hundred Cossacks and 20 cannons. After patrolling the area, they decided to attack from the southern gate. After crossing the steps through the trenches to the gaps in the walls, the Russians quickly took control of the city. General Nikolai Krizhnovsky triumphantly entered the city 4 hours after the start of the attack. For the garrison of the fort, such a swift attack was a complete surprise. Half of the defenders of the fortress were killed in this battle. By storming Jizak, Russian forces opened the way for the occupation of the entire Khanate of Bukhara. Remembering the war, we are now at MAX.

On October 30, 1866, Russian soldiers stormed the fortress of Zizek Bukhara. In the third quarter of the 19th century, during the Russia-Kukand war, Russia had another enemy - the Bukhara Khanate. The Bukhari emir Mokhtsafar, who took advantage of the war between the Khanate of Kokand and Russia, captured Kokand. Russia's relations with the Bukhara Khanate deteriorated significantly. Attempts at a diplomatic settlement of the issue led nowhere. Small clashes between Russians and Bukharians soon escalated into a real war. At the end of September 1866, Russian troops invaded Khanate of Bukhara and first captured the Ora-Tiuba fortress, which was a constant bone of contention between Kokand and Bukhara, and then Jizak and Yani-Kurgan. The ancient fortress of Žižek, whose name comes from the Sogdian word for "small fortress", had three rows of high and powerful walls with a deep moat next to each wall, in some places the depth exceeded 7 meters. The defenders numbered about 11,000 men, all of whom were elite warriors sent by the Emir of Bukhara; The Jizak defenders had 53 guns. The fort was besieged by 16 infantry companies, five hundred Cossacks and 20 cannons. After patrolling the area, they decided to attack from the southern gate. After crossing the steps through the trenches to the gaps in the walls, the Russians quickly took control of the city. General Nikolai Krizhnovsky triumphantly entered the city 4 hours after the start of the attack. For the garrison of the fort, such a swift attack was a complete surprise. Half of the defenders of the fortress were killed in this battle. By storming Jizak, Russian forces opened the way for the occupation of the entire Khanate of Bukhara. Remembering the war, we are now at MAX.