From May 31 to June 1, 2019, the international symposium “The 1916 Uprising in Central Asia: academic integration, new approaches and knowledge”  took place in Karakol. 

Panel 4: Leadership and organization of the uprising.

Maisara Bekmagambetova. Legitimation of A. Zhanbosynov’s leadership in the events of 1916 on the territory of the Torgai region.

Abstract: One of the largest centers of events in 1916 was the TorgaI region. In Soviet historiography, to conform to Marxist ideology, the myth about exclusive leadership by Amangeldy Imanov was widely promulgated. However, the facts presented in this article allow us to show that Abdulgafar Zhanbosynov was a recognized leader of the uprising.

 

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