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Anyraqai Battle (1730) - the biggest victory of Kazakh army in a hundred year war against Dzhungars.

The tribes from main three parts of Kazakh people achieved political and military unity, moved to Balqash and Shu regions, and from 1728 started to prepare for battle. In the same time Dzhungars wanted to conquer all of Kazakh Khanate territory. They lined up the troops immediately after they felt that the Kazakhs were beginning to gather an army.

Armed Forces from three main tribes met in Khantau mountains before the battle. The borders of battle were in Otar region in the South, the Balkhas lake in the North, Shu region in the West, and Kurti region in the East. This is proved by the many Kazakh and Dzhungar groves located there. This region is called Anyraqai. In this battle (last for 40-45 days) Kazakh forces have achieved a big victory.

Bogenbai Batyr was the head of army in this battle. An organization of troopes' movement was a responsibility of Qazybek Batyr. Many of Kazakh batyrs showed their skills in war craft. The forces of Uly Zhuz was led by Zholbarys Khan and Tole Bi, Orta Zhus was led by Qarakerei Qabanbai and Shaqshaq Zhanibek, Kishi Zhuz was led by Tama Eset and Shekti Taylaq. The Kazakh archers were led by Sauryq Batyr from Oshaqty tribe. In this battle was involved future head of army Shapyrashty Nauryzbai too.

In the beginning of battle Bolek Batyr Qarauly went to a duel and killed Dzhungars' head of army and raised the spirit of troops.

In this battle many batyrs went to the duels. In this war many batyrs were killed. But scared by Kazakh forces, Dzhungars ran away to Ayagoz region.

The Kazakhs couldn't continue this war. Because Bolat Khan was injured in the end of battle and died. After this there was an argue for throne and prevented continuation of war. Many people backed Bolat Khan's younger son Abilmambet. Another pretendent to throne - Abilkhayir was not agree with this and led the forces of Kishi Zhuz and left the battlefield. He couldn't deal with fact that somebody else became a main Khan of Kazakh people. And he terrorized many tribes. After this united forces started to seperate and little part of Dzhungars survived. It was a betrayal for future generations and history from Abilkhaiyr. That's why he didn't participate meeting of heads of army held in August. In this meeting legitimate holder of the throne Abilmambet Khan, Abylai Khan, Tole Bi, Qazybek Bi, and Qabanbay Batyr appointed Qanzhygaly Bogenbay Batyr as a commander in chief. Abilkhayir was disbarred and returned to his homeland before this. The heads of armed forces, batyrs, khans, met in 1726, couldn't forgive him that.

And the best batyrs in Anyraqai battle were - Satai Bolek Batyr, Shymyr Qoygeldi, Oshaqty Sanyraq, brothers Dulat Senkibai and Shoibek, Siqym Rysbek, Daulet, Suan Bagay, Botbay Samen, Sirgeli Qara Tilek, Zhappar, Qaumen and etc. All of them were from Uly Zhuz.

Qazybek BI's bodyguard 35 years old Qangeldi Batyr from alban tribe went on the duel and won it. The head of armed forces Qazybek Tauasaruly and next head commander Nauryzbai Batyr, both from Shapyrashty tribe, were involved in this battle. Another batyrs such as Argyn Olzhabay Batyr who defeated Zhadamba in duel, Argyn Yesterbek, Qarabek, Tura, Agyndyq, Taraqty Togay, Qarauyl Qasym, Qalabek, and other batyrs were led by Shapyrashty Nauryzbai. From third tribe unit, Kishi Zhuz, were invovled only batyrs led by Tama Eset Batyr and Shekti Taylaq Batyr. Abilkhayir didn't return. All of the information in which said that Abilkhayir was the head army in Anyraqai are fake. They assign the feats of Bogenbai Batyr to Abilkhayir and it is bad. The future generation must know all of these history facts.

If to analyze the origin of batyrs it's obvious that all of them were batyrs of Bogenbai batyr and Qazybek batyr. The army of Qabanbai fought with Dzhungars because hey did not want to let the Dzhungars to Qarqaraly region. And this act shows that the Kazakh tribes had a good relations between them and acted together. First went to the duel  Bolek Batyr from army of Qazybek, and then went Olzhabay Batyr from army of Bogenbay Batyr. He defeated Zhadamba batyr from Dzhungars' side. And there is no sources confirm that there were batyrs from the army of Abilkhayir. There is only one reason: he didn't participated in battle. in 1726, after a battle of Qalmaqqyrylgan, where the head was Abilkhayir, the army of Bogenbai and Qabanbai pounded the Dzhungars to Saryarqa region and Shu region. But the army of Abilkhayir didn't return. They stuck in southern regions, but the Dzhungars ran away to Khan Tau mountains. But before the battle of Anyraqai, for three years Abilkhayir did not join forces with Qabanbay and Bogenbay. But the Dzhungars rehabilitated in Khan Tau, the region controlled by Abilkhayir, and became a big force again. Why? Because without the help of Abilkhayir, the army of Uly Zhuz by itself couldn't defeat the Dzhungars. If the Dzhungars knew that they were coming together, they would stop themselves from attacking the Kazakh army. And what does it show us? Abilkhayir were in southern regions, but didn't prevent them.

If he was a head of army in 1729, he would be involved in battle of Uzynbulaq held in South Kazakhstan region in the spring of this year. Because no war could start without a permission of commander. Only army of Uly Zhuz fought against Dzhungars and defeated them. First entered the duel old friend of Qazybek Bek - Muizdi Otegen from Dulat tribe and defeated Bokhtishar. Abilkhayir couldn't participate Anyraqai because he didn't help Uly Zhuz forces in previous battle. The leaders of the people could not come and say the person who did not help in the lurch: "Be the head of the war".

In this battle Abylay Khan let us first time to know about him. He fought under Dulat Senkibai Batyr. He killed Sharysh not in duel, but in crowd battle. Because, by the laws of war, he wasn't allowed to go to the duel without permission of Head of armed forces.

For Kazakh people Anyraqai battle is as important as a Borodino battle for Russian, as Waterloo for united European forces, as Stalingrad battle for all of nations of USSR.