Khazakh Khanate
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Was a Kazakh state in Central Asia, successor of the Golden Horde existing from the 15th to 19th century. It was conquered by Russian Empire in the mid XIX century.
Establishment
January 1468: In 1458, Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan led 200,000 of Abu'l-Khayr Khan's followers eastwards to the Chu River where Esen Buqa II of Moghulistan granted them pasture lands. After Abu'l-Khayr Khan died in 1467, they assumed leadership over most of his followers, and became the Kazakh Khanate.
Chronology
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Was an civil war in the Kazakh Khanate between the descendants of Janibek Khan.
January 1523: The Nogai Horde conquered the territory of the Torgay River.
January 1536: Tughum Khan became the new ruler of Kazakh lands. But his government was not recognized by Zhetysu Buydash, ruler of Sygnak Ahmet, and both declared themselves as khans. The son of Kasym Khan, Sultan Hak-Nazar, the ruler of Sozak, recognized Tugim as khan.
January 1539: In 1538, after the death of Tugim Khan, Khak-Nazar became khan and the Kazakh Civil War ended in his victory.
Were a series of military and exploration campaigns where Russia gradually extended into the territories of northeastern Asia.
January 1646: The Tsardom of Russia expands through the colonization or voluntary entry of Asian tribes and tribal unions.
January 1719: Territorial losses of the Khazakh Khanate by 1718 (based on maps).
With Tauke Khan's death in 1718, the Kazakh Khanate splintered into three Jüz: the Great jüz, the Middle jüz and the Little jüz. Each Jüz had its own Khan from this time onward.
January 1719: With Tauke Khan's death in 1718, the Kazakh Khanate splintered into three Jüz: the Great jüz, the Middle jüz and the Little jüz. Each Jüz had its own Khan from this time onward.
January 1501: Around 1500, Muhammad Shaybani attacked Ahmad's brother Mahmud Khan, who appealed to Ahmad for help. Muhammad defeated both Ahmad and Mahmud, seizing Tashkent and Sairam. .
January 1501: In 1487, Mahmud Khan of the Khanate of Bukhara gave refuge to Muhammad Shaybani, a powerful Uzbek leader. In 1500, Shaybani seized control of Bukhara and Samarkand from the Timurids, establishing his own dynasty in the region.
January 1512: The Khivan Khanate was established in 1511.
January 1521: Kazakh Khan Kasym successfully captured the Nogai capital Saray-Juk in 1520.
January 1522: After the death of Kazakh Khan Kasym, the Nogaiys, led by their leader Ismail Khan, were able to regain control of the territories they had lost in 1521.
January 1522: The Khanate of Sibir seized the northern regions of Sary-Arka.
January 1569: In the fight against the Khivans, the Kazakhs conquered the Mangyshlak peninsula.
January 1569: Haqnazar Khan (Khazakh Khanate) reconquered Saraishyk from the Nogai Horde.
January 1569: Haqnazar Khan annexed the northern regions of Sary-Arka to the Kazakh Khanate.
January 1569: Haqnazar began a campaign against Moghulistan with the aim of finally incorporating Zhetysu into the Kazakh Khanate. The campaign ended successfully and resulted in defeat for Moghulistan.
January 1595: Abdullah Khan II of Bukhara conquers the region of Khorezm.
January 1599: Tauekel Khan expanded control of the Kazakh Khanate over Tashkent, Fergana, Andijan and Samarkand.
January 1599: Abdullah Khan, who was forced to go to war with his own son Abdulmumin, prepared a new army, but died before the collision with the Kazakh Chingized who, taking advantage of the situation, took Turkestan, Tashkent, Samarkand and Andijan.
January 1601: Esim Khan established peace with the Khanate of Bukhara and returned control of Samarkand to them.
January 1608: In 1607, the Khanate of Bukhara, ruled by Abdullah II, launched military campaigns to conquer Tashkent, a strategic city in Central Asia. The battles resulted in the Khanate gaining control of Tashkent, solidifying their power in the region.
January 1628: Esim Khan united the Kazakh army and began a campaign against the Tashkent Khan Tursun Muhammad and Khan of Bukhara. In 1627, he defeated the enemy. Esim Khan abolished the Tashkent Khanate and the war finally ended.
January 1635: The Oirat Federation is established.
January 1684: Galdan's armies took Tashkent and Sayram.
January 1684: In 1683, the Dzungar Khanate, led by their general Rabtan, captured Taraz City. The Dzungars were a confederation of Mongol tribes in Central Asia, known for their military prowess and expansionist ambitions. Taraz City was an important trading hub and strategic location in the region.
January 1699: In 1698 Galdan's successor Tsewang Rabtan reached Tengiz lake and Turkestan, and the Dzungars controlled Zhei-Su Tashkent.
January 1710: The Khanate of Kokand was established in 1709 when the Shaybanid emir Shahrukh, of the Ming Tribe of Uzbeks, declared independence from the Khanate of Bukhara, establishing a state in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley.
January 1719: With Tauke Khan's death in 1718, the Kazakh Khanate splintered into three Jüz: the Great jüz, the Middle jüz and the Little jüz. Each Jüz had its own Khan from this time onward.
January 1772: Ablai Khan, who was khan of the Middle Jüz or Middle Horde, managed to extend his control over the other two Jüzes unifying all of the Kazakhs.
January 1801: Manchu Expansion by 1800.
January 1826: Expansion of Russia in central Asia by 1825 (based on maps).
Disestablishment
January 1849: Between 1822 and 1848, the loose Russian protectorate over the Khazakh Khanate was replaced by direct administration.
Selected Sources
Li, M.L. (2012): The Garden of perfect brightness - 1 The Yuanmingyuan as Imperial Paradise (1700-1860). Massachusetts Institue of Technology. Retrieved on 7 April on https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/garden_perfect_brightness/ymy1_essay01.html
