The Service of the Distance Chief Asfendiyar Syugalin in the Context of the Policy of the Russian Empire
Служба дистаночного начальника Асфендияра Сюгалина в контексте политики Российской империи
Dyusembek Z. Myrzabekova R.S. Kudaibergenova A.I.
March 2023Cherkas Global University Press
Bylye Gody
2023#18Issue 1188 - 198 pp.
This paper is aimed at an objective representation of the value of the distance [distanochnaya] system, introduced in 1831 on the territory of the Kazakhs of the Orenburg department, as well as at identifying the role of representatives of the Kazakh nomadic nobility in the person of distance chiefs, who were local administrators and intermediaries. One of such personalities is sultan Asfendiyar Syugalin, who is of interest to historical science. This paper reveals the personality, service and activities of sultan Asfendiyar Syugalin based on the analysis of form lists, service records and other archival documents. Sultan Asfendiyar Syugalin is one of the interesting and ambiguous figures in the history of Kazakhstan, because during his service as head of distances No. 31, No. 38 and No. 54 in the different parts of the Orenburg Department, sultan Asfendiyar Syugalin received both positive and negative feedback from Kazakh nomadic population and Russian officials. Some discrepancies in the data in archival documents, different characteristics regarding the personality and service of sultan Asfendiyar Syugalin arouse interest and actualize this research. In addition, this paper reflects the essence of the distance administrative system on the territory of the Kazakhs of the Orenburg department, reveals the mechanism of appointment and awarding of Kazakh officials in the person of distance chiefs. The article is presented on the basis of archival documents (form lists and service records, reports, notes) extracted from the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan and analysis of historical literature. Copyright
administrators , distance chiefs , distances , form lists , intermediaries , service records , sultans-rulers
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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
Institute of History and Ethnology n.a. Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov, Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Institute of History and Ethnology n.a. Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov
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