Arungazy Abulgaziev: An Unrecognized Kazakh Khan by the Russian Empire
Izbassarova G.B. Khaji-Mukhan N.K.-M.
2 June 2025Cherkas Global University Press
Bylye Gody
2025#20Issue 2641 - 653 pp.
This article is dedicated to Arungazy Abulgaziev (1785/1787–1833), a Kazakh khan unrecognized by the Russian Empire. Based on archival sources, the study examines the life and activities of this Kazakh Chinggizid, as well as his final years spent in Kaluga. The study examines the period of rule of the Chinggizids from the Kaip dynasty (ancestors of Sultan Aryngazy) in the Khiva Khanate, with a particular focus on their relations with the Russian Empire. It explores their efforts to secure the same privileges as the Khan Abulkhair’s descendants, as well as the causes of the conflict between Aryngazy Abulgaziev and the Khan of Khiva. The publication also investigates the interactions between Orenburg Military Governor P.K. Essen and Sultan Aryngazy, along with Khan Shergazy Ayshuakov. It highlights Essen’s attempts to appoint Aryngazy as the khan of the Junior Horde and examines the role of A. Abulgaziev during the diplomatic mission of Y. Gaverdovsky to Bukhara. The research analyzes the underlying causes of the crisis of supreme authority in the Steppe, the reasons for the shift in allegiance of the Kazakhs from Khan Shergazy Ayshuakov to Aryngazy Abulgaziev, and the latter’s policies aimed at consolidating his power in the Junior Horde. Additionally, the study provides insights into the genealogy of the Kazakh Chinggizids. The article also delves into the activities of the Asiatic Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which played a decisive role in determining the fate of the Chinggizid Aryngazy Abulgaziev and, more broadly, the question of supreme authority in the Kazakh Steppe. This work identifies the reasons behind the detention of the Kazakh ruler in the capital and his subsequent exile, while also presenting details about his family and their lives following Aryngazy’s death. The article also provides a detailed investigation into the activities of the Asian Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which deliberated on the fate of the Chinggizid Aryngazy Abulgaziev and, most importantly, the existence of supreme power in the Kazakh Steppe.
Arungazy Abulgaziev , Asian Committee , Chinggizid , Kazakh Steppe , Khiva , Russian empire , Shergazy Ayshuakov , the Khan’s authority
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