Nation

Kazakh Unity and Warrior Courage Define Survival in Dzungar Wars, Historian Says

By Aiman Nakispekova on 14 December 2025

ASTANA – The courage of Kazakh warriors, known as batyrs, and the people’s unity were decisive in ensuring the Kazakhs’ survival during the centuries-long Kazakh–Dzungar wars, a conflict that reshaped Central Asia’s geopolitical map and posed one of the greatest tests to Kazakh statehood, said Bereket Karibayev, professor at...