Question

One administrative subdivision created by this empire was translated from the native term Zhetysu. The expansion of this empire led to the Panjdeh incident. Another empire’s Dungan Revolt led one general of this empire to consider capturing Kashgar. This empire won the Battle of Zerabulak and conquered Kokand after earlier crossing the Hungry Steppe. After this empire lost its camels during a cold winter, it returned to conquer (*) Khiva. Bukhara was conquered by this empire, which established the Sry Darya line after the conquest of the Kazakh Khanate. Great Britain and this empire schemed over land in the Great Game. For 10 points, Central Asia was conquered in the 19thcentury by what empire’s Tsar Alexander II? ■END■

ANSWER: Russian Empire [or Imperial Russia; accept the Tsardom of Russia; accept Rossiyskaya Imperiya]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutToronto cDNA11810

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y1100%0%0%118.00