Khiva operation (1919-1920)
| Khiva operation | |||||||
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| Part of Basmachi movement | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Russian SFSR Young Khivans |
Basmachi movement Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mikhail Frunze Nikolay Shaidakov Kosh-Mammed-khan Gulam Ali | Junaid Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 830 men | Unknown | ||||||
Siege of Khiva (1920), was a military engagement between the forces of Junaid Khan and the Soviets led by Mikhail Frunze and Nikolay Shaidakov. The soviet offensive resulted in a Soviet victory, leading to fall of the Khivan Khanate and creation of the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic.