Biy
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Biy were elected Kazakh judges and administrators during the Kazakh Khanate era. Biys were below Sultans in rank. Many consider "Biy" to simply be a Kazakh variation of "Bey", though there are major d
Giant likeness of Qazybek Biy in Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Kazakh Khanate
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The Kazakh Khanate, also known as the Kazakh Khanates or Qazaq Khanate was a nomadic state in Central Asia that existed from c. 1465 to the early 19th century. It emerged after the fragmentation of th
Cassakia, Anthony Jenkinson, Abraham Ortelius, 1570
Kasaccia Horda, Carrington, 1780
Caßackia, Janssonius, 1607
A 2015 Kazakhstani stamp commemorating the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate's establishment