Bukey Horde
former khanate as part of Russian empire
The Bukey Horde (Kazakh: Бөкей Ордасы, romanized: Bökei Ordasy, بوكەي ورداسى; Russian: Букеевская Орда, romanized: Bukeyevskaya Orda), also known as the Inner Horde or Interior Horde, was an autonomous khanate of Kazakhs located north of the Caspian Sea in between the Ural and Volga Rivers. The khanate officially existed from 1801 to 1845, when the position of khan was abolished and the area was fully absorbed into the administration of the Russian Empire. It was located in the western part of modern-day Kazakhstan. Its lands were spread over about 71,000 square kilometers.
History
Background
The population consisted primarily of 5,000 families of the Junior Zhuz. In the mid-19th century, the population grew to 200,000 people.
It was named after Sultan Bokei Nuralyuly.
In 1756 the Russians attempted to ban the Kazakhs from crossing the Ural River, partly to help the Bashkirs. This was difficult to enforce, given Russia's limited resources in the area. There were numerous illegal crossings and conflicts with the Ural Cossacks.
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