INTEGRATION OF KAZAKH NOBILITY INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE THROUGH THE EXAMPLE OF THE VALIKHANOV

Abstract

This article is devoted to the processes of integration of Kazakh nobility into the administrative system of the Russian Empire during the accession of the Kazakh steppe to Russia. The process of integration of the Kazakh nobility into the administrative system of the Russian Empire was considered on the example of the family of Ch.Ch. Valikhanov, namely his great-grandfather Ablai Khan, grandfather Vali-khan and father Chingis. In this regard, two chronological stages of the process of colonization of the Kazakh steppe by the Russian Empire were identified. In accordance with the set task, the influence of the processes of integration of the Kazakh nobility into the administrative system of Russia on the change in the social structure of Kazakh society, which consisted in the formation of a new class group of officialdom, was revealed.