How could the Khanate of Khiva, the Khanate of Kokand, and the Emirate of Bukhara evade Russian advances in the 1840s? Why didn't the British make more aggressive moves in Central Asia in OTL? With the possibilities of more aggressive British policies, and the success of Arthur Connolly's mission to try to unite the the Central Asian nations and make them more open to Britain, how feasible is it for Central Asian territories to become British protectorates?