The entire territory comprising present-day Uzbekistan either…

The entire territory comprising present-day Uzbekistan either has fallen under direct Russian rule or has become a protectorate of Russia by 1876.

The treaties establishing the protectorates over Bukhara and Khiva give Russia control of the foreign relations of these states and give Russian merchants important concessions in foreign trade; the khanates retain control of their own internal affairs.

Tashkent and Quqon fall directly under a Russian governor general.