Äbdiğapar Janbosynūly ( Cyrillic: Әбдіғапар Жанбосынұлы; 1870 – 21 November 1919) was a Kazakh revolutionary and military commander who was elected as

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of the clan during the

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Early life

Äbdiğapar Janbosynūly was born in 1870 in Turgay Oblast, in the

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. He was part of the clan. He claimed descent from , a Kazakh ''

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'', and received an

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. Prior to the

, he was involved in farming and irrigation, and had been responsible for opening a school in his village.

Central Asian revolt of 1916

With the beginning of the revolt, Janbosynūly was elected as

of the Qypşaq. In this position, he controlled the eastern half of the revolt, with Ospan Şolaqūly controlling the western half, under the Argyn clan. In spite of his theoretical political role, he delegated most power to his elected council of twenty representatives, focusing on military matters. Janbosynūly's troops laid siege to the village of on 22 October 1916, but abandoned the siege to fight with Russian troops. Afterwards, rebel troops launched a strategic retreat to Batbakkara Raion (now

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) and engaged in guerrilla warfare against Russian troops. During this time, Şolaqūly's troops were defeated by Russian forces. Janbosynūly continued fighting until the

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, when his troops stood down.

Later life and death

After the end of the Central Asian revolt, Janbosynūly remained politically active, partaking in the establishment of a

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during the

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. However, his relationship with the

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soon soured, and in November 1919, he was executed, possibly due to his descent from Kazakh nobility.

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