Editing History of Uzbekistan (section)

==Entering the twentieth century==
[[File:Amlakdarzy - Szirabad - 002057s.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Uzbek elders, 1890–1896]]
{{Further|Central Asian possessions of the Russian Empire}}
By the turn of the twentieth century, the Russian Empire was in complete control of Central Asia. The territory of Uzbekistan was divided into three political groupings: the [[khanates]] of [[Bukhoro|Bukhara]] and [[Khiva]] and the Guberniya (Governorate General) of [[Turkestan]], the last of which was under direct control of the Ministry of War of Russia. The final decade of the nineteenth century finds the three regions united under the independent and sovereign Republic of Uzbekistan. The intervening decades were a period of revolution, oppression, massive disruptions, and colonial rule.<ref name=etc>Lubin, Nancy. "Entering the twentieth century". In Glenn Curtis, A Country Study Usbekistan</ref>

After 1900 the khanates continued to enjoy a certain degree of [[autonomy]] in their internal affairs. However, they ultimately were subservient to the Russian governor general in [[Tashkent]], who ruled the region in the name of [[Tsar Nicholas II]]. The Russian Empire exercised direct control over large tracts of territory in Central Asia, allowing the khanates to rule a large portion of their ancient lands for themselves. In this period, large numbers of Russians, attracted by the climate and the available land, immigrated into Central Asia. After 1900, increased contact with Russian civilization began to affect the lives of Central Asians in the larger population centers where the Russians settled.<ref name=etc/>