Articles by Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov

First Kazakh Woman Diplomat Leaves Lasting Legacy at Elizabeth I’s Court

ASTANA – Aura Soltana (Aru Sultan) served as the first diplomatic representative of the Kazakh State at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England from 1557 to 1576. She holds the distinction of being the first representative from both the Islamic world and the Turkic world in England during the 16th century. Under the…