Little Horde
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The Little Horde was one of three divisions of the Kazakh Khanate, a nomadic empire established in the late 15th century. This khanate, which once stretched across the steppes east of the Caspian Sea, began to decline in the 16th century, leading to its fragmentation into the Great, Middle, and Little Hordes. The Little Horde was situated between the Aral Sea and the Ural River. The term "Little Horde" is a translation of the Kyrgyz kitchi-juz.123
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KazakhstanKazakhstan to c. 1700 ce…the Aral Sea; and the Little Horde, between the Aral Sea and the Ural River. In each horde the authority of the khan tended to be curtailed by the power exercised by tribal chieftains, known as sultans, and perhaps even more by the beys and batyrs (the heads of the…
Read More…the Aral Sea; and the Little Horde, between the Aral Sea and the Ural River. In each horde the authority of the khan tended to be curtailed by the power exercised by tribal chieftains, known as sultans, and perhaps even more by the beys and batyrs (the heads of the…
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…raids, and in 1731 the Little Horde accepted Russian protection, followed by the Middle Horde in 1740 and by part of the Great Horde in 1742, although its effect upon the Dzungars was to prove minimal. Finally, after a series of ineffectual Kazakh uprisings of which the most extensive was…
Read More…raids, and in 1731 the Little Horde accepted Russian protection, followed by the Middle Horde in 1740 and by part of the Great Horde in 1742, although its effect upon the Dzungars was to prove minimal. Finally, after a series of ineffectual Kazakh uprisings of which the most extensive was…
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