Battle of Bulanty

Battle of Bulanty
Part of Kazakh-Dzungar Wars
Date1728
Location
Ulytau Mountains, in the area near Kara Sayir by the Bulanty River
Result Kazakh victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Kazakh Khanate
Kyrgyz
Karakalpaks
Dzungar Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Abulkhair Khan
Strength
60,000
Casualties and losses
10 000

The Battle of Bulanty — large battle between Kazakh and Dzungar Khanates in 1728 during the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars. In the battle, the Kazakhs inflicted a heavy defeat on the Dzungar Khanate's army.

The works of outstanding Kazakh zhyrau, such as Umbetey, Aktamberdy, Tattikar, Kozha-Bergen, Bukhara, Kotesh-Akyn, etc., tell about the heroism of the batyrs in battles. They not only witnessed, but also actively participated in heroic battles, passing on their exploits to descendants.

  1. ^ Erofeeva, I. V. (2007). Khan Abulkhair (in Russian). Almaty: publishing house "Dyke Press". pp. 183–184. ISBN 9965-798-64-8.
  2. ^ 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.