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22 June 2015 - As we celebrate the
550th Anniversary of the establishment of Kazakh Khanate (state),
we are launching a series of publications about prominent personalities in the history of Kazakhstan and ancient cities along the Great Silk Way.
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We would like to start our publications with
one of the renowned Kazakh Khans (ruler) - Abylay
Khan (Abilmansur).
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He was an outstanding statesman, brave military commander
and visionary politician. Abylay was also known as talented
kyuyshi who was deeply familiar with Kazakh folklore and loved it.
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ABYLAY, Abilmansur (1711 — 1781) was an outstanding
statesman, military commander and diplomat. He was a descendant
of Zhangir Khan in the fifth generation. Abylay grew brave, sharp and smart. From the early years he experienced difficulties. During the period named "Aktaban Shubyryndy" ("The Years of Great Disaster") he became an orphan and found shelter in house of Tole bi. The boy was responsible for grazing Tole bi’s camels.
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8 July 2015 - we would like share
an information about one of the great Kazakh Khans
- Abulkhair (Abilkhair).
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ABULKHAIR (Abilkhair, Abylkair), Abilkhair Mukhambet Gazi Bakhadur-Khan (1693
— 12 August 1748), military leader, Khan of the
Junior Zhuz (1710–1748). Descendant of Chingizid Osek.
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In 1715 after the death of Tauke Khan
he sought to become the head of three Zhuzes.
However, according to the views on succession, Tauke’s son Bolat was declared the Supreme Khan.
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During military campaigns against Dzungar army Abulkhair proved
that he was a talented military commander and organizer
of national resistance against the enemy. Over a short period of time he had managed to obtain the support of strong and influential batyrs (warriors) of the Junior and Middle Zhuzes, including Bukenbay (died in 1741), Yeset and Zhanybek (died in 1751). He became the most trustworthy Khan in Kazakhstan.
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Sygnak. The heritage of national history of Kazakh
people
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August 3 - Sygnak was a flourishing town
surrounded by large buildings and fields, rich variety of
products, major trading centre on the Silk Road before Mongol invasion According to the ancient and medieval authors, travelers, missionaries, statesmen, inter-stream area of the Amu Darya (Oxus) and the Syr Darya (Jaxartes) since olden times was inhabited by people who possessed a high level of civilization. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev noted, that there were three capitals on the bank of the river Syr Darya: Jankent —capital of Oghuz state: Sygnak —the Kipchak’s capital and since XIV century the capital of White Horde; Kyzylorda was the first capital of Kazakhstan. President also noted, that this place was the birthplace of the great philosopher of the Turkic world — Korkyt-Ata, well-known public man, writer, philosopher.
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Sygnak was first mentioned in the sources of
the X century, it was named by Makhmud Kashkari
in the number of the Oghuz’s towns in the XI century. In the XII century Sygnak became the capital of Kipchak state union. The historian of XIII century Juvayni had a description of city defeat by Mongols in 1219 in retaliation for their resistance. He writes that Jochi’s detachment moving down the Syr Darya, conquered town by town. Jochi was accompanied by two local merchants — Hasan Khoja and Ali Khoja. Hasa Khoja was sent to Sygnak to persuade the inhabitants to surrender, but townspeople killed the merchant and resisted. Only after seven-day assault Sygnak captured and the population was completely cut out. The life in Sygnak has stopped for a long time, the part of which remained in ruins.
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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
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August 13 - What is the history of
this unique building erected in the 14th century? The
Mausoleum was built by the order of Amir Timur. Amir Timur is a great military leader who conquered 27 countries and established his own empire. Some scientists believe that he was born on the territory between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. The construction of the Mausoleum started in the 1390-s and lasted until Timur’s death (1405).
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We remind that Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a
prominent Sufi preacher whose poems were well known in
the Turkic world. In his poems he called for peace and asceticism, condemned lie, hypocrisy and gain of oppressions. According to historical chronicles, Khoja Ahmed drew out the flavour of Khan Arslan, one of the greatest Turkic preachers of Islam and ruler of Maverannahr. Arslan was a person who raised him. Khoja