Bukeyev Khanate and the Process of Its Population’s Acculturation

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the process of interaction of cultures and the perception of the Kazakhs and in particular of the elite of the Bukeyev Horde of theRussian Empire people’s culture. The article deals with the transformations that took place in the Inner Horde during the reign of his last Khan, Dzhangir Bukeev. The Khan, who has received a Russian education, was brought up by the Astrakhan civil governor, he paid great attention to the development of agriculture, the development of veterinary medicine, healing, education of the younger generation and improvement of horse and camel breeds.