Kazakh Unity and Warrior Courage Define Survival in Dzungar Wars, Historian Says

Kazakh Unity and Warrior Courage Define Survival in Dzungar Wars, Historian Says

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The courage of Kazakh warriors, known as batyrs, and the people’s unity were decisive in ensuring the Kazakhs’ survival during the centuries-long Kazakh–Dzungar wars, a conflict that reshaped Central Asia’s geopolitical map and posed one of the greatest tests to Kazakh statehood, said Bereket Karibayev, professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University …