Struggle for Turkistan
| Struggle for Turkistan | |||||||||
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| Part of the Kazakh–Dzungar War (1723–1730) of Kazakh–Dzungar Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kazakh Khanate | Dzungar Khanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abul Khair Khan Qabanbai Batyr | Lobsangsür | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 50,000 (Spring 1725) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| c. 10,000 Kazakh kibitkas | Unknown | ||||||||
The Struggle for Turkistan, or the Struggle for the Kazakh Capital (also Battle of Turkistan) – a series of battles for the capital of the Kazakh Khanate – Turkistan, between the Kazakhs and the Dzungar Khanate.