List of wars involving Kazakhstan

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This is a list of wars involving Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakh and the predecessor states of Kazakhstan to the present day. It also includes wars fought outside Kazakhstan by the Kazakh military.

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Legends of results:

  Victory

  Defeat

  Stalemate

  Internal civil war

  Ongoing war

Kazakh Khanate

Kazakh Khanate was established by Janibek Khan and Kerei Khan in 1465. Both khans came from Turco-Mongol clan of Tore which traces its lineage to Genghis Khan through dynasty of Jochids. The Tore clan continued to rule the khanate until its fall to the Russian Empire.

From 16th to 17th century, the Kazakh Khanate ruled and expanded its territories to eastern Cumania (modern-day West Kazakhstan), to most of Uzbekistan, Karakalpakstan and the Syr Darya river with military confrontation as far as Astrakhan and Khorasan Province, which are now in Russia and Iran, respectively. The Khanate was later weakened by a series of Oirat and Dzungar invasions. These resulted in a decline and further disintegration into three Juzes, which gradually lost their sovereignty and were incorporated to the expanding Russian Empire in the 19th century.

DateConflictCombatant ICombatant IIResult for Kazakhstan
1468–1500 Kazakh War of Independence Victory
1502-1504Struggle Against Nogai Horde [1] Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
1503-1513War with Sheibanids of Transoxiana [2] Kazakh Khanate Bukhara Khanate Victory
1508 Kazakh-Nogai War (1508) Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
1519-1520 Kazakh-Nogai war (1519—1520) Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
1522–1538 First Kazakh Khanate Civil War Kazakhs Kazakhs Victory for Haqnazar Khan
1522/1523Kazakh-Tashkent War (1522) Kazakh Khanate Tashkent Defeat
1520-xNogai Reconquista [3] Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Defeat
1534 Kazakh-Tashkent War (1534) Kazakh Khanate Khanate of Bukhara
Nogai Horde
Victory
1535Nogai action 1535 [4] Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
  • Nogais are driven back across Emba River
1569 Haqnazar Khan campaign against Nogai Horde (1568) Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
1577 Kazakh-Nogai War (1577) Kazakh Khanate Nogai Horde Victory
1598 Kazakh-Bukharan War (1598) [5] Kazakh Khanate Khanate of Bukhara Victory
1603-1605 Karakalpak rebellion Kazakh Khanate Karakalpaks Victory
1613-1624, 1626-1627War of Yessim Khan and Tursun Khan Kazakh Khanate Kazakh Khanate Victory for Yessim Khan
1643–1756 Kazakh–Dzungar Wars Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate
Kalmyk Khanate
Victory
1708-1712 Kazakh-Dzungar War (1708—1712) Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate Victory
1723-1730 Kazakh-Dzungar War (1723—1730) Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate Victory
1723-1726 Kazakh-Kalmyk War (1723—1726) Kazakh Khanate Kalmyk Khanate
Russian Empire
Victory
1735Dzungarian campaign against Kazakh Khanate [6] Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate Defeat
1739-1741 Kazakh-Dzungar War (1739—1741) [7] [8] Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate Defeat
1752-1755 Kazakh-Dzungar War (1752—1755) Kazakh Khanate Dzungar Khanate Victory

Russian conquest of Central Asia

DateConflictCombatant ICombatant IIResult for KazakhstanKhan/Leader
1825—1836 Uprising of Sarzhan Qasymov Kazakh rebels
Banner of the Kokand Khans.svg Kokand Khanate (1834-1835)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Banner of the Kokand Khans.svg Kokand Khanate (1832, 1836)
Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Uprising continued under the leadership of Kenesary Qasymov
1836—1838 Uprising of Isatay Taimanov Kazakh rebelsFlag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Bukey Horde
Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1837—1847 Kenesary's Rebellion Kazakh Khanate
supported by:
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire

supported by:

Defeat
1820s-1851 Zhankozha Nurmukhamedov's struggle against Khiva and Kokand Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Kazakh Khanate (until 1847)
Syr Darya Kazakhs
Bandera de Khiva abans 1917.svg Khanate of Khiva
Banner of the Kokand Khans.svg Khanate of Kokand
Victory
  • Overthrow of the Kokand yoke in the Ak-Mechet areas
  • Cessation of the Khiva invasions into the Kazakh steppe
  • Beginning of the Russian Conquest of Kokand

Kazakhstan under Russian occupation

DateConflictCombatant ICombatant IIResult for KazakhstanKhan/Leader
1856-1860 Zhankozha Nurmukhamedov's Uprising Kazakh RebelsFlag of Russia (1858-1896).svg Russian Empire Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1850-1868 Russian conquest of Kokand Khanate Flag of Russia (1858-1896).svg Russian Empire Banner of the Kokand Khans.svg Khanate of Kokand
Kyrgyz Khanate
Victory
1868-1869 Uprising in Ural and Turgay oblasts Kazakh rebelsFlag of Russia (1858-1896).svg Russian Empire Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Bergen Kospanov
  • Seil Turkebaev
  • Kuspai Aibasov
  • Mambetali
  • Kanaly Aryslanuly
1870 Aday rebellion of 1870 Aday tribe rebels

supported by

Flag of Russia (1858-1896).svg Russian Empire Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Dosan Tazhiev
  • Isa Tlenbaev
  • Erzhan Kulov
  • Ermembet Kulov
  • Kutzhan Orakov
1916-1917 Central Asian revolt of 1916 White Banner of National Liberation.svg Turkic tribes

supported by:

  • Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Flag of the German Empire.svg Small number of escaped POWs, Central Powers intelligence
  • Flag of China (1912-1928).svg Chinese volunteers
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire

supported by:

Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed

Alash–Orda (1917–1920)

Kazakhs, tired of almost a century of Russian colonization, started to rise up. In the 1870s–80s, schools in Kazakhstan massively started to open, which developed elite, future Kazakh members of the Alash party. In 1916, after conscription of Muslims into the military for service in the Eastern Front during World War I, Kazakhs and Kyrgyzs rose up against the Russian government, with uprisings until February 1917.

The state was proclaimed during the Second All-Kazakh Congress held at Orenburg from 5–13 December 1917 OS (18–26 NS), with a provisional government being established under the oversight of Alikhan Bukeikhanov. However, the nation's purported territory was still under the de facto control of the region's Russian-appointed governor, Vassily Balabanov, until 1919. In 1920, he fled the Russian Red Army for self-imposed exile in China, where he was recognised by the Chinese as Kazakhstan's legitimate ruler.

Following its proclamation in December 1917, Alash leaders established the Alash Orda, a Kazakh government which was aligned with the White Army and fought against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. In 1919, when the White forces were losing, the Alash Autonomous government began negotiations with the Bolsheviks. By 1920, the Bolsheviks had defeated the White Russian forces in the region and occupied Kazakhstan. On 17 August 1920, the Soviet government established the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, which in 1925 changed its name to Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, and finally to Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936.

DateBattleCombatant ICombatant IIResult for KazakhstanLeader
1918-1922 Russian Civil War in Central Asia Flag of Alash Autonomy.svg Alash-Orda

Flag of Russia.svg White Army (until 1919)
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg RSFSR (from 1919)

Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg RSFSR (until 1919)
Flag of Russia.svg White Army (from 1919)
Inconclusive

USSR

During most of the XXth century Kazakhstan was a soviet republic within USSR, participating in the wars USSR took a part in.

Despite the peaceful integration of Alash-Orda into the USSR, Kazakh people also participated in series of revolts against soviet rule, the main wave of uprising had been caused by collectivisation and Asharshylyk:

DateConflictCombatant ICombatant IIResult for KazakhstanLeader(s)/Khan(s)
1921 Anti-bolshevik revolt in Northern Kazakhstan Darker green and Black flag.svg Green Rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1928-1930 Sarysu-sozak uprising
White flag of surrender.svg Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Sultanbek Shulakuly
  • Ali Asadulla
  • Mirza-Akhmet Baskiyev
1929 Bostandyk uprising
Kazakh rebels

Flag of Turkestan.svg Basmachi

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • T. Musabayev
  • U. Maylybayed
  • I. Chanybekova
1929 Batpakkarin uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Omar Barmakov
  • Abaydilda Bekzhanov
  • Seytbek Kaliyev
  • Akhmediya Smagulov
1929-1932 Aday uprising of 1929 Aday tribe membersFlag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Bokymash Sholanuly
  • Rakhmet Aminuly
  • Myrzaly Tynynmbayev
  • Yergali Kuttengenov
  • Mamay Salpykuly
  • Zhumabay Usenuly
  • Kangabay
  • Dosan Shopanuly
  • Zharmangabet Kobayuly
  • Dauylbay Bimaganbetuly
1930 Sarbaz rebellion Kazakh rebels

Flag of Russia.svg Russian White movement supporters
Confederated Republic of Altai (1921-1922).svg Altai rebels
Buryat rebels

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1930 Balkash-Shokpar uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Abdibek Nurabayev
  • Kosherbay Kuramysov
1930 Baribay uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • K. Akhmetzhanov
  • K. Ibragimov
  • Zh.Saukymbayev
1930 Asan uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Maksym Orumbetov
1931 Abralin uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1931 Korday uprising Kazakh rebels Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
1931 Alak uprising Kazakh rebels
  • Kyzyltasy District rebels
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Defeat
  • Uprising suppressed
  • Survivors fled to China

Republic of Kazakhstan (1991–present)

Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991.

DateConflictCombatant ICombatant IIResult for Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan
1992–1997 Tajikistani Civil War Flag of the CIS.svg CSTO Flag red white green 5x3.svg United Tajik Opposition
Flag of Jamiat-e Islami.svg Jamiat-e Islami (until 1996)
Flag of Afghanistan (1992-2001).svg Afghanistan (until 1996)
Flag of Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin.svg Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until 1996)
Flag of the Taliban.svg Taliban factions
Military stalemale
1996–2001 Afghan Civil War Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of Afghanistan (1992-1996; 2001).svg Islamic State of Afghanistan
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda
Flag of Jihad.svg Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party.svg East Turkistan Islamic Party
Tnsm-flag.svg Tanzeem-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Military stalemale
2002–present Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa [ citation needed ]Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of NATO.svg NATO
Insurgents:
Ongoing
  • 21 high level Al-Shabaab leaders killed [10]
2003–2011 Iraq War Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Multi-National Force - Iraq.png MNF–I
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Iraq.svg New Iraqi government
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Iraqi Kurdistan
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Iraq (2003)Victory
2022 Bloody January Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg ProtestersInternal unrest

See also

References

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