Paul Labbé. The sultan’s son with his bride. Semirechye, 1897 / Gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France

Nikolai Khludov. A Wealthy Nomadic Camp. 1880s / Wikimedia Commons

Nikolai Khludov. Zhailau (Summer Pasture). 1880s / Wikimedia Commons

Altybakan. Nauryz celebrations. March 23, 2021 / Getty Images

Kolustatar tradition. 19 century / Wikimedia Commons

The groom bows to the bride and her family. Turkestan Album / Wikimedia Commons

Groom. Turkestan Album. 19 century / Congress Library

Sergey Borisov. Kazakh bride in wedding clothes on a horse. Altai, 1911–1913 / Photo: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov / Altai State Regional Studies Museum / Heritage Art / Heritage Images / Getty Images

“Kyz-Zhibek” (1971). Directed by Sultan-Akhmet Khodzhikov / Open sources