TAUKE

TAUKE

TAUKE, Az Tauke Khan, Aziz Tauka, Taukel Mohammed bakhadur (1680-1718) — khan, son to Zhangir's Tag, grandson Esim of the khan. I systematized and entered norms of a common law of Kazakhs — «Жеті Жарғы» ("Seven establishments", "Laws of the khan to Tauke"). For strengthening of the khan power and restriction of separatist aspirations of sultans to Tauke leaned on biys, being held in respect and influence among the population. Kazakhs under the direction of Tauka of the khan went war to "China-kypshaks", living some to the south of Tashkent, Karakalpaks, Kalmyks. The Tobolsk Cossacks Feodor Skibin and Matvei Troshin in 1696 noted that at the time of board to Tauka of the khan "in the Cossack Horde" there were 32 cities. A.Levshin wrote: "This Golden Age which they remember (Kazakhs) with sighs, is reign of the well-known khan of their Tyavka who if to trust legends, there was really in own way a genius". To Tauke the khan undertook efforts to consolidation of the uniform Kazakh state in the conditions of continuous invasions Dzhungar. Its attempts in this fight to receive the military help at Russia didn't crown success as she at that time was interested in easing as Kazakhs, and dzhungar in interstine fight rather