Ablai (Khan)

Ablay ( Abilmansur ) Khan ( Kazakh: Абылай ( Әбілмансұр ) хан ) (* May 23, 1711, 1781) was khan of the Kazakh Middle Horde. Ablay belongs to the descendants Dgenibek Khan, the founder of the Kazakh state in the 15th century. In the first half of the 18th century, Ablay Khan acted as an organizer and commander of the Department of Kazakh military, which fought against the Dzungars. He participated in the most significant battles against the Dzungars part of the 1720s until the 1750s, for which he was referred to as the "hero" of the people.

Ablais policy pursued a strong and independent Kazakh state. He led the combined forces of the Kazakhs and promoted the centralization of state power in Kazakhstan. Until his appointment to the Khan by the three trays ( Large, Small and Medium Horde) Ablay needed to assert against Khan Abul Mambet and his successors of the Middle Horde. First, Russia Abul Mambet recognized as khan of the Middle Horde, while Ablay was supported by China. Ablay began his talent China off against Russia in order to let stand, even without competition as Khan of the Kazakh steppe. Unlike Abulhair Khan, the Khan of the Lesser Horde, Ablay never leaned the Russian demands. In 1771 the three hordes Ablay was appointed Kazakh Khan at a meeting of representatives. The Russian empress Catherine II demanded that the title of Khan should be recognized by Russia and officially approved. To this end they sent 1779 letters to Petropavlovsk, where she expected Ablay gets awarded his title. He never visited this place and rejected the Russian request to appoint him as khan of the Middle Horde from. Unlike Ablai had previously khans and sultans competitive generous gifts distributed to the Empress of Russia, and in return their assistance.

During the campaigns of the Qing dynasty against the Dzungars Ablay Khan decided to remain neutral in this conflict. When the conflict was resolved offered Ablay the Emperor Qianlong his support. Ablay was confirmed by both the Chinese and the Russians as Kazakh Khan. He had led numerous campaigns against the Khanate of Kokand and the Kyrgyz. During his last campaign, his troops captured a number of towns in the south of Kazakhstan and conquered Tashkent. Then he continued in Kyrgyzstan and won the battle against applied forces of local warlords.

After his death in 1781 he was buried in the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkestan.

Schokan Schingisul Uelichanul ( kasach.: Шоқан Шыңғысұлы Уәлиханұлы, 1835-1865 ), Kazakh scholar and historian, is a descendant of Ablai.

Life Ablai Khan is published in the 2005 film Nomad - The Warrior ( Kazakh: Көшпенділер; Russian: Кочевник ) processes.

Swell

• Alexei I. Levshin, Opisanie Kirgiz - kazach'ikh ili Kirgiz - kaisatskikh ord i stepei (St. Petersburg, 1832)
• Famous Kazakhs website Kazakh Diaspora ( English, Internet Archive )
• History of Kazakhstan to 1700, Encyclopedia Britannica Online

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• Born in 1711
• Died in 1781
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