Tevkkel Khan

Kazakh ruler

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Tevkkel Khan was a Kazakh ruler who reigned from 1586 to 1598. During his rule, he continued the systematic raids into Transoxania that were initiated by his predecessor, \u1e24aqq Na\u1e93ar. Tevkkel Khan even temporarily occupied the city of Samarkand.1

The Kazakh khanate itself was a nomadic empire established in the late 15th century. It spanned the steppe east of the Caspian Sea and north of the Aral Sea. Leaders like Burunduk Khan and Kasym Khan were instrumental in its early development. However, by the 16th century, the khanate began to weaken and eventually fragmented into three distinct groups: the Great Horde, the Middle Horde, and the Little Horde.2

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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan to c. 1700 ce
…down to the reign of Tevkkel Khan (1586–98), who even temporarily occupied Samarkand. By the beginning of the 17th century, the fragmentation halted by Kasym Khan resumed and became endemic; Kazakh central power was weak or nonexistent amidst a plethora of petty rulers.
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…down to the reign of Tevkkel Khan (1586–98), who even temporarily occupied Samarkand. By the beginning of the 17th century, the fragmentation halted by Kasym Khan resumed and became endemic; Kazakh central power was weak or nonexistent amidst a plethora of petty rulers.
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