Early Sources on the Qazaqs and their Khans [PDF]
, 2015 This paper was the basis of the 5-minute lecture I gave at the plenary session of the recent 'Mengilik El' conference to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the founding of the Qazaq khanate, held at Nazarbayev University on the 11th September 2015.
Alexander Stephen, Morrison
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Islamic Religious Identity in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
, 2023 This paper assesses the state of Islam in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. It examines the challenges Islam faces due to the diversity of ideologies bequeathed by the Soviet Union.
Ayaz, Muhammad +4 more
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Defying the Nomadic versus Sedentary Dichotomy: The Rise and Fall of Zunghar Self-Strengthening Campaigns in Central Eurasia (17th-18th Centuries) [PDF]
, 2022 In the 17th century, an aggressive form of imperialism appeared in both Europe and Asia, resulting in appallingly high levels of violence, bloodshed, and warfare. During this time, the Russian and Qing empires employed advanced gunpowder weapons in large
Haines, Spencer
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Some remarks on the Turkicisation of the Mongols in post-Mongol Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe [PDF]
, 2018 The Turkic nomads of the Mongol successor states in Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe arose from the merging of various Turkic groups and the Mongols. The former had consisted of heterogeneous elements that did not coalesce into a single entity sharing
Lee, Joo-Yup
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International conferences dedicated to the history of the Chinggisid states
Золотоордынское обозрениеOn August 19, 2024, Astana hosted an international conference on “Topical issues on the history of the Kazakh Khanate from the second half of the 15th – first half of the 18th century”. On August 20–21, another international conference was held, entitled,
Ualiyev T.A.
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Role of medieval texts in the system of common Turkic historical sources [PDF]
Source studies, as a science is fundamental to various fields within the humanities and is inherently interdisciplinary. Among the theoretical issues of source studies, historical source analysis holds the primary position.
B. Shintimirova +2 more
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An imagined past?: Nomadic narratives in Central Asian archaeology [PDF]
, 2021 Nomads, or highly specialized mobile pastoralists, are prominent features in Central Asian archaeology, and they are often depicted in direct conflict with neighboring sedentary peoples.
Boivin, N. +9 more
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RUDN Journal of World HistoryThe author studies the problem associated with the appearance in Russian archival documents of the second and third decades of the 17th century of references to people called Chekars, as part of the Oirat Derbets who were dwelling in southern Siberia ...
Baatr U. Kitinov
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From Chinggisid to Modern State: Geopolitics and Sovereignty in Central Eurasia during the 17th and 18th Centuries [PDF]
The decline of the Mongol Empire and its successor states led to anarchy in Central Eurasia from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This era saw the fall of the Timurids and the Ming Dynasty and the rise of new regional powers, including the Kazakhs and ...
Atik, Kubilay +2 more
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Jerūiyq: Journey Beyond the Horizon [PDF]
The Kazakhstan project at the 60th Venice Biennale (20 April 2024–24 November 2024) was titled Jerūiyq: Journey Beyond the Horizon. According to the curators, Anvar Musrepov and Danagul Tolepbay, it aimed to stimulate Kazakh decolonial futurism: “We ...
Smirnov, Nikolay, Smirnov, Nikolay
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