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Kasym Khan

d. 1521 · 16th century · Also known as Qasim Khan of the Kazakhs

Kasym Khan was khan of the Kazakh Khanate from about 1511 to 1521, a son of the co-founder Janibek Khan. Under him the khanate reached its greatest early extent across the steppe and was said to number a million people. His law code, the 'Bright Road of Kasym Khan', is remembered as one of the first Kazakh legal traditions.

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Kazakh Khanate

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