Kalmyk warriors. Reconstruction / 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/)
Portrait of Ablai Khan / Getty Images
Dzungar cavalry of Amursana in the Battle of Khorgos against Qing China. 1758 / Wikimedia Commons
State National Nature Park Tarbagatai / Wikimedia Commons
A herd of horses, Kazakhstan / Getty Images
Tayiji (prince) of the Torghuts and his wife. From the album Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, China, 1769 / Wikimedia Commons
A caravanserai in Tashkent. 19th century / Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan / Getty Images