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Abilmambet Khan (1690-1771) - Khan of the Middle Zhuz (1734-1771), son of Bolat Khan and grandson of Tauke Khan.

In 1729, after the death of his father Bolat Khan, Sultan Abilmambet, who enjoyed the support of the Biys, became one of the contenders for the all-Kazakh throne. His main opponents was Sameke Khan and Abul Khair Khan.

In 1734, after the death of Sameke Khan, Abilmambet was elected the new khan of the Middle Zhuz. Despite his election to the throne, Abilmambet Khan did not control the territory of the khanate. The Middle Zhuz was also ruled by Zhanibek-sultan, a vassal of the Khan of the Junior Zhuz, who ruled part of the tribes of Argyns, Kereys, Uaks, Kipchaks and Alshyns. The khan of the Junior Zhuz, Abulkhair Khan, ensured that a part of the Kereys passed into the possession of his son Eraly-sultan. In addition, some families from the Middle Zhuz came under the control of Nuraly-sultan, the son of Abulkhair.

On August 28, 1740, Abilmambet Khan and Abylai Sultan, together with 120 sultans and heads of prominent Kazakh families, arrived in Orenburg, where they signed an agreement on the protection of the Russian Empire over the Middle Zhuz.

Abilmambet Khan died in 1771. He was to be succeeded by one of his younger brothers or son Abilpeiz, but the Kazakh sultans and biy on the kurultai in Burabai elected three zhuzs of Abylai as khan.