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Kenesary Kasymov
Kenesary Kasymov was a Kazakh sultan, grandson of Ablai Khan, who led the largest Kazakh uprising against Russian rule, from 1837 to 1847. He was proclaimed khan in 1841 and tried to restore the khanate, but Russian forces pushed him south. He was captured and killed by Kyrgyz forces in 1847, and he is now honoured as a national hero in Kazakhstan.
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