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Historiography habitually uses the term “between the lion and the dragon” to delineate policy pursued in the mid-18th century by rulers of Kazakh khanates who teetered on the verge between the geopolitical interests of two prominent Eurasian empires: the Russian Empire and Qing China. Ablai Khan is considered to be the most distinguished of these rulers in today’s Kazakhstan. His 300-year anniversary was celebrated in 2013 with great fanfare. On the occasion of the anniversary, President of Kazakhstan …read more
Source: Intersection