Dzungar Invasions and the Kazakh Khanate in the 18th Century
In what year did the Battle of Orbulaq take place?
1643.
Which empress signed the charter for the accession of the Junior Zhuz to Russia?
Anna Ioannovna.
Who was the author of the 1822 “Charter on the Siberian Kirghiz”?
M. M. Speransky.
On what date was the tsar’s decree issued that triggered the 1916 uprising?
June 25.
Which khan opened the first Kazakh school in the Bukey Horde in 1841?
Zhangir Khan.
In what year did the event known as the “Aktaban Shubyryndy, Alkakol Sulama” begin?
1723.
Who led the uprising in the Junior Zhuz during 1783–1797?
Syrym Datuly.
Who led the largest national liberation uprising of 1837–1847?
Kenesary Kasymuly.
Who was the commander (sardarbegi) of the uprising center in Torgai?
Amangeldi Imanov.
In what year and in which city was the Alash Party founded?
1917, in Orenburg.
What was the name of the assembly held in 1726 where the three Zhuzes decided to unite their forces?
Ordabasy Assembly.
What was the event called when Kalmyks fled from the Volga region to Dzungaria in 1771?
“Dusty hike.”
Who was the political leader of the 1836–1838 uprising in the Bukey Horde?
Isatai Taimanov.
What was the main goal of Stolypin’s agrarian reform in the early 20th century?
Resettlement of Russian peasants onto Kazakh lands.
Who was the first professional Kazakh scholar, traveler, and ethnographer?
Shokan Valikhanov.
What was the main direction of Ablai Khan’s foreign policy?
Neutrality between Russia and China.
Who led the embassy sent by Abulkhair Khan to request Russian protection?
Kutlymbet Koshtaev.
According to the 1824 reform, how did the governance system in the Junior Zhuz change?
The khan authority was abolished.
Name one of the leaders of the uprising in Zhetysu during 1916.
Tokash Bokin (or Bekbolat Ashekeev).
Who was the editor-in-chief of the “Qazaq” newspaper and the spiritual leader of the Alash movement?
Akhmet Baitursynuly.
Which biy of the Junior Zhuz participated in the creation of Tauke Khan’s “Zheti Zhargy” law code?
Aiteke biy.
What governing body was created during Syrym Datuly’s uprising to abolish khan power in the Junior Zhuz?
Khan Council.
According to the reform of 1867–1868, into how many governor-generalships was Kazakhstan divided?
3 (Turkestan, Orenburg, West Siberia).
According to the “Regulation” of 1867–1868, whose property was Kazakh land declared to be?
Property of the Russian state.
What is the name of the first textbook published by Ybyrai Altynsarin in 1879?
“Kyrgyz (Kazakh) Reader” (Chrestomathy).