Legacy of the Kazakh Khanate in the Political Culture and Traditions

In 1991 year new state the Republic of Kazakhstan is appeared on the map. The history and culture of Kazakhstan is numbered a thousand years.   One of the important issues is about aboriginal population’s origin, formation and origins of its nationality, development of culture and cultural traditions, relationships with other civilizations.
Applying for written sources we can verify that Kazakhs khanate had been formed to 1470 when on the territory of Kazakhstan in south-eastern regions Semirechye and in vales of Chu Kazakh sultans Dzhanibek and Girey could head the numerous tribes, which had been jointed in tribe named “Kazakh”, ‘Kazakhs”.   At the beginning of XVI century in the time of Kasymkhan the Kazakh khanate was strengthened, its borders were widened, syrdarya towns Turkestan, Otyrar, Sayram, Sauran, Syganak, Suzak and Chimkent were part of Kazakh khanate .   Kazakhstan becomes known   in Asia and Europe.    
The XVI century is an important milestone in the history of Moslem world from which the new time reckoning is began.   The distinguished east scientist V.V. Bartold wrote « In the new history of Moslem in contrast to rapid change of dynasties and powers′ political instability, states small dimensions and that’s why lack of any whatsoever patriotism, now   we can see the countries establishing there. We see the Moslem power of Great Mongols in India, then Turkey, Persia   ...” Approximately at that time Kazakh, Yarkend khanates had been appeared in Central Asia. The Turkic Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Kara-kalpaks were announced on the historic scene.  
When the last khan Taukekhan died, the power had deputed to the number of steppe khans and each of them was at the head of separate groups of Kazakhs and the territories Kazakh khanate existed up to 1716. At that time the process of disintegration and decay had began and the end of this process the state was being included in Russian empire.    
The ethnicon of “Kazakh” given the name of state is Turkic... [continues]

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