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
A 2015 Kazakhstani stamp commemorating the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate's establishment
Padishah (Emperor) of Dast-i Qipchaq, (1550). Possible portrait of Kazakh khan.
Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the n
Kazakh Khanate
…the throne withdrew to the frontiers and lived by hunting and raiding. Around 1470, the Kazakh tribes, led by Janibek and Kerei, settled in what is now Kazakhstan, gradually coalescing into a powerful union. The term qazaq, originally a sociopolitical designation, became an ethnic designation. By the end of the…
Funerary depiction of long-haired Göktürks in the Kazakh Steppe. Miho funerary couch, c. 570 CE.
Jochi Mausoleum, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
Batu Khan on the throne of the Golden Horde
Miniature from a Timurid genealogy manuscript depicting Mengu-Timur, c. 1405–1409.