Qīrghīz baatīr and the Russian Empire : a portrait of a local intermediary in Russian Central Asia / by Akiyama Tetsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akiyama, Tetsu, author.

Series:

Islamic area studies (Brill) ; v. 5.

Islamic area studies ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statesmen--Kyrgyzstan--Biography.

Statesmen.

Statesmen--Asia, Central--Biography.

International relations.

Politics and government.

Kyrgyzstan--Politics and government--19th century--Sources.

Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan--Foreign relations--Russia.

Russia--Foreign relations--Kyrgyzstan.

Russia.

Shabdan Zhantaĭ uulu, 1839-1912.

Shabdan Zhantaĭ uulu.

Central Asia.

Genre:

Sources.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2021]

Summary:

Tetsu Akiyama gives a vivid description of the dynamism and dilemmas of empire-building in nomadic Central Asia from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, through reconstructing the biography of Shabdan Jantay uulu (ca. 1839-1912), a chieftain from the northern Qīrghīz (Kirghiz, Kyrgyz) tribes. Based on the comprehensive study of primary sources stored in the archives of Central Asian countries and Russia, Akiyama explores Shabdan's intermediary role in the Russian Empire's military advance and rule in southern Semirech?e and its surrounding regions. Beyond the commonly held stereotype as a "faithful collaborator" to Russia, he appears here as a flexible and tough leader who strategically faced and dealt with Russian dominance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

900443612X

9789004436121

OCLC:

1228032265