This was swiftly followed by the conquest of Khodzhent, Dzhizak and Ura-Tyube, culminating in the annexation of Samarkand and the surrounding region on the Zeravshan River from the Emirate of Bukhara in 1868 forming the Zeravsh Special Okrug of Turkestan.
Denne blev hurtigt efterfulgt af erobringen af Khodzhent, Dzhizak og Ura-Tyube, der kulminerede i annekteringen af Samarkand og den omkringliggende region ved Zeravshan-floden fra Bokhara-emiratet i 1868, der dannede Zeravsh Special Okrug i Turkestan.