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Statue of Ablai Khan in Almaty, Kazakhstan / Getty Images

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Kalmyk warriors. Reconstruction / Wikimedia Commons

Kalmyk warriors. Reconstruction / Wikimedia Commons

Order of Bogenbay Batyr. National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana / Wikimedia Commons

Order of Bogenbay Batyr. National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana / Wikimedia Commons

Dias Ustemirov. The Battle of Anyrakai, 2000 / Courtesy of Bonart Auction House (https://bonart.kz/)

Dias Ustemirov. The Battle of Anyrakai, 2000 / Courtesy of Bonart Auction House (https://bonart.kz/)

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Portrait of Ablai Khan / Getty Images

Portrait of Ablai Khan / Getty Images

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Dzungar cavalry of Amursana in the Battle of Khorgos against Qing China. 1758 / Wikimedia Commons

Dzungar cavalry of Amursana in the Battle of Khorgos against Qing China. 1758 / Wikimedia Commons

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State National Nature Park Tarbagatai / Wikimedia Commons

State National Nature Park Tarbagatai / Wikimedia Commons

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A herd of horses, Kazakhstan / Getty Images

A herd of horses, Kazakhstan / Getty Images

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Tayiji (prince) of the Torghuts and his wife. From the album Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, China, 1769 / Wikimedia Commons

Tayiji (prince) of the Torghuts and his wife. From the album Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, China, 1769 / Wikimedia Commons

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A caravanserai in Tashkent. 19th century  / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A caravanserai in Tashkent. 19th century / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan / Getty Images

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan / Getty Images

Nabizhan Mukhametkhanuly

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