See here for more stories of 1847. In 1847, as well as Kenesary Khan, the Russians also had to contend with the outbreak of an uprising in the Emba region of western Kazakhstan, a land now noted for its petroleum-rich fields and salt domes. Its leader was Eset Kotibarov (1803–89), aka Kotibaruli, a sheep-farmer […]
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