Burunduk Khan
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Burunduk Khan was a Kazakh ruler who led the Kazakhs during a period of nomadic empire building in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Under his rule, and that of his successor Kasym Khan, the Kazakhs controlled a vast steppe region and were a formidable military power, capable of fielding 200,000 horsemen. This era marked the beginning of an independent Kazakh polity. The title "khan" historically referred to the ruler of a Mongol tribe and was later adopted by various Muslim societies, eventually becoming a common title and surname.12
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