- Muhammad Sheibani by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... state that his grandfather Abulkhair had founded. However, he met strong resistance from the Kazakhs, who had been gradually forcing the tribes that supported Muhammad Sheibani southward.At the end of the 15th century, Muhammad Sheibani undertook the conquest of the domains of the Timurids. By taking advantage of the feudal intestine war, the economic decline, and ...
- Lesser Horde by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... power in the horde was held by several khans who headed the khanates that periodically rose and fell. In 1731 the Kazakhs of the Lesser Horde, under the leadership of Khan Abulkhair, were the first to join the Russian empire voluntarily.
- Sheibanids by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... -Budag-Sultan and grandson of Abulkhair (Abu al-Khayr). In 1499, Sheibani Khan embarked on the conquest of Mavera-un-Nahr; in 1500 he took the Timurid capital of Samarkand and founded the Sheibanid state. He established his rule over all Mavera-un-Nahr and Khorasan and in 1508 and 1509 plundered the Kazakhs. In 1510, Sheibani Khan was defeated and killed at Merv by ...
- Bashkir Rebellions of the 17th and 18th Centuries by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... support of the Kazakh khan Abulkhair, insisted on renouncing Russian citizenship.In 1740 the movement broke out again within the limits of the Siberian Road. The rebels grouped themselves around the self-proclaimed khan Karasakal (Minligul Iulaev), after whom the movement was called the Karasakal Rebellion. It was harshly suppressed. The principal leaders were ...