Battle of Bulanty

c. 1727–1728 · 18th century · Part of the Kazakh–Dzungar wars

The Battle of Bulanty was a victory of the united forces of the three Kazakh juzes over the Dzungars near the Bulanty River, in what is now central Kazakhstan, around 1727–1728. Coming a few years after the disastrous Dzungar invasion of 1723, it was the first major Kazakh success of the war, and the battlefield became known as Kalmak Kyrylgan, "where the Kalmyks perished". It was followed by the victory at Anyrakai.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Bulanty. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-bulanty
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