Battle of Orbulaq

Battle of Orbulaq
Part of the Kazakh–Dzungar War (1635–1658) of Kazakh–Dzungar Wars
Date1643
Location
Orbulaq River gorge, Dzungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan
Result Kazakh victory
Belligerents
Kazakh Khanate
Supported By:
Khanate of Bukhara
Dzungar Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Salqam Jangir Khan
Supported By:
Yalangtoʻsh Bakhodir
Erdeni Batur (AWOL)
Strength
20,600 35,000–50,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000 casualties

The Battle of Orbulaq was fought in 1643 between Jangir Khan of the Kazakh Khanate with the support of the Emir of Samarkand, Yalangto'sh Bakhodir of Khanate of Bukhara against the khong tayiji Erdeni Batur of Dzungar Khanate, resulting in the defeat of the Dzungar army.