But it was Russian expansion into the Caucasus,

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• Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference pp. 296-299 · open book

  But it was Russian expansion into the Caucasus, the steppe regions to the north of the Black Sea, and the Crimea-conquered in 1771 and annexed in 1783-that by bringing Russians directly into contact with Muslim leaders, some of whom wanted the state to recognize their particular judicial or other au thority, prompted a different approach.

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