Battle of Añyraqai
Battle in the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Añyraqai was a legendary battle that took place during the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars from December 1729 until January 1730. There are not many records about the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars because the Kazakh people did not have a written tradition of transmitting information. The folk legend about the battle recorded in 1905 by the researcher and collector of Kazakh folklore, A. A. Divaev, tells that the battle took place between Lakes Balkhash and Alakol in present-day Almaty Region. The war between Kazakhs and Dzungars lasted for 7 years (1723–1730). The war ended with the victory of a single force consisting of members from all three main clans (jüzes) under the supreme command of Kazakh ruler Abu'l-Khair Muhammed Khan (1710–1748).
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Battle of Añyraqai | |||||||
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Part of the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kazakh Khanate | Dzungar Khanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu'l-Khair Muhammed Khan Bogenbay Bahadur Kabanbay Bahadur Rahim-Bek Bahadur Nasrullah Bahadur | Luvsan Daishyn | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
25,000-30,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
9,000 | About half the army |
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