. . "24,000" . . "Peter the Great's Khivan War" . . . . . . "Russia" . . "unknown" . "failed Khivan expedition" . . . "Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky" . . "the first Russian venture into Central Asia" . . . "conquer Khiva" . "Khivan victory" . . . "Prince Bekovitch-Cherkassky" . . "Khiva" . . "Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky" . . "1719 Caspian Expedition" . "Prince Bekovich-Cherkassky" . . . . . . "1717 invasion" . "* Russian invasion ofKhivarepelled" . . . . "Bekovich-Cherkassky" . "unknown" . .