Battle of Añyraqai
| Battle of Añyraqai | |||||||||
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| Part of the Kazakh–Dzungar War (1723–1730) of Kazakh–Dzungar Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kazakh Khanate | Dzungar Khanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Abul Khair Khan | Lobsang Tseren | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3,000–4,000 | 7,000–8,000[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Very heavy | ||||||||
The Battle of Añyraqai or also as the Battle of Anrakai was a military battle between the Kazakh Khanate and the Dzungar Khanate in April 1730. The Kazaks defeated the Dzungars and expelled them from northwestern Jetisu. This led to the Kazakh resettlement on the Ili River.[2]
References
- ^ a b Kul-mukhamed, M. A.; Tagine, M. M.; Nurgazi, N. M. (2007). History of Kazakhstan in Russian sources. Tom VI (in Russian). Издатель «Dyke Press». p. 378. ISBN 978-9965-798-44-3.
- ^ a b Erofeeva, I. V. (2007). Khan Abulkhair (in Russian). Almaty: publishing house "Dyke Press". pp. 183–184. ISBN 9965-798-64-8.