Mikhail Chernyayev
Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Черняев) (3 November / 22 October 1828, Bender, Bessarabia Governorate – 16 August 1898) was a Russian major general, who, together with Konstantin Kaufman and Mikhail Skobelev, directed the Russian conquest of Central Asia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II.
Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev | |
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Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev | |
| Born | 22 October 1828 |
| Died | 16 August 1898 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | major general |
| Known for | Russian conquest of Turkestan |
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