Russian General Kuropatkin’s Great Invasion Project from Turkestan to India as Reported by British Diplomat Arthur Nicolson (1886)

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Russian General Kuropatkin’s Great Invasion Project from Turkestan to India as Reported by British Diplomat Arthur Nicolson (1886)

Yazarlar:

Furkan Külünk

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Bursa Uludağ University

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Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 45, pp.629-645

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

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Türkçe

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2001295847

pISSN:

2564-6834

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 In the 19th century, Britain and Tsarist Russia were engaged in a struggle for influence in Turkestan, one of the most important parts of Asia. On the one hand, Russia was organizing expeditions to the region to occupy Turkestan, while on the other hand, Britain was conducting some policies to stop the Russian advances. As a matter of fact, the gradual occupation of Turkestan from the second half of the 19th century onwards and the expansion of Tsarist Russias borders to the north of Afghanistan caused the Government of British India to take certain measures. During this period, while the British were trying to ensure the security of India, the Russians were also looking for ways to reach India. Therefore, the geographical location of Afghanistan, which was a buffer zone between the two states, was of great importance. The Russian military authorities were working on the shortest and most easily conquered routes to India, especially by determining routes through Afghanistan. This study deals with the 1886 report of the British diplomat Arthur Nicolson on the project of invasion of India prepared by the Russian General Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin 1848-1925. In addition, the measures taken by the Government of British India against this invasion plan constitute the subject of this article.

 In the 19th century, Britain and Tsarist Russia were engaged in a struggle for influence in Turkestan, one of the most important parts of Asia. On the one hand, Russia was organizing expeditions to the region to occupy Turkestan, while on the other hand, Britain was conducting some policies to stop the Russian advances. As a matter of fact, the gradual occupation of Turkestan from the second half of the 19th century onwards and the expansion of Tsarist Russias borders to the north of Afghanistan caused the Government of British India to take certain measures. During this period, while the British were trying to ensure the security of India, the Russians were also looking for ways to reach India. Therefore, the geographical location of Afghanistan, which was a buffer zone between the two states, was of great importance. The Russian military authorities were working on the shortest and most easily conquered routes to India, especially by determining routes through Afghanistan. This study deals with the 1886 report of the British diplomat Arthur Nicolson on the project of invasion of India prepared by the Russian General Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin 1848-1925. In addition, the measures taken by the Government of British India against this invasion plan constitute the subject of this article.

 In the 19th century, Britain and Tsarist Russia were engaged in a struggle for influence in Turkestan, one of the most important parts of Asia. On the one hand, Russia was organizing expeditions to the region to occupy Turkestan, while on the other hand, Britain was conducting some policies to stop the Russian advances. As a matter of fact, the gradual occupation of Turkestan from the second half of the 19th century onwards and the expansion of Tsarist Russias borders to the north of Afghanistan caused the Government of British India to take certain measures. During this period, while the British were trying to ensure the security of India, the Russians were also looking for ways to reach India. Therefore, the geographical location of Afghanistan, which was a buffer zone between the two states, was of great importance. The Russian military authorities were working on the shortest and most easily conquered routes to India, especially by determining routes through Afghanistan. This study deals with the 1886 report of the British diplomat Arthur Nicolson on the project of invasion of India prepared by the Russian General Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin 1848-1925. In addition, the measures taken by the Government of British India against this invasion plan constitute the subject of this article.

 19. yüzyılda İngiltere ve Çarlık Rusya, Asyanın önemli noktalarından bir tanesi olan Türkistanda bir nüfuz mücadelesi içerisine girmişlerdi. Bir yandan Rusya, Türkistanı işgal etmek için bölgeye seferler düzenlerken öte yandan İngiltere Rusların bu ilerleyişlerini durdurabilmek için bazı politikalar yürütmekteydi. Nitekim Türkistanın 19. yüzyılın ikinci yarısından itibaren kademeli olarak işgal edilmesiyle Çarlık Rusya sınırlarının Afganistanın kuzeyine dek ulaşması İngiliz Hindistanı Hükümetinin birtakım tedbirler almasına neden olmuştu. Bu dönemde İngilizler Hindistanın güvenliğini sağlamaya çalışırken Ruslar da Hindistana ulaşabilmenin yollarını aramıştır. Bu yüzden iki devlet arasında bir tampon bölge olan Afganistanın coğrafi konumu oldukça önem arz etmiştir. Rus askerî makamları özellikle Afganistan toprakları üzerinden rotalar belirleyerek Hindistana en kısa yoldan ve zapt edebilecek güzergâhlar üzerinde çalışıyorlardı. Bu çalışma İngiliz diplomat Arthur Nicolsonun 1886 yılında Rus General Aleksey Nikolayeviç Kuropatkin 1848-1925 tarafından hazırlanan Hindistanı işgal projesi ile ilgili raporunu ele almaktadır. Ayrıca bu işgal planı karşısında İngiliz Hindistanı Hükümetinin aldığı tedbirler bu makalenin konusunu teşkil etmektedir.

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Russian General Kuropatkin’s Great Invasion Project from Turkestan to India as Reported by British Diplomat Arthur Nicolson (1886)

Yazarlar:

Furkan Külünk

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yakınçağ Asya Tarihi

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 45, pp.629-645

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295847

pISSN:

2564-6834

Tsarist Russia

England

Turkestan

India

KuropatkinÇarlık Rusya

İngiltere

Türkistan

Hindistan

Kuropatkin

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Yazarlar: Furkan Külünk

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Yakınçağ Asya Tarihi

Dergi: Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 45, pp.629-645

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001295847

pISSN: 2564-6834

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Furkan Külünk

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Yakınçağ Asya Tarihi

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 45, pp.629-645

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001295847

pISSN:

2564-6834