Battle of Tashkent (1607)

Battle of Tashkent — battles of 1607 between Kazakhs and Uzbeks
Background
In the early 17th century, relations between the Bukhara Khanate and the rulers of the Kazakh Khanate remained tense. Despite the concluded agreement, the Bukharan rulers attempted to reclaim Tashkent, which had been under Kazakh control since the late 16th century. In the Battle of Tashkent 1603, the Bukhara army was defeated, but the siege of Samarkand did not give victory to the Kazakhs and Kyrgyz. Baki-Muhammad Khan launched a second campaign against the Kazakhs, achieving their partial submission. However, he died shortly after returning. In 1605, Wali-Muhammad Khan became the new ruler of the Uzbeks. Upon learning of Baki-Muhammad's death, Kazakh Khan Yesim launched a campaign against the Ashtarkhanids but was defeated. In 1606, Sultan Abylai led the Kazakhs in another invasion of Samarkand, which the Ashtarkhanids struggled to repel.
Events
In 1607, Muhammad-Baki Bi Kalmak, a protege of the Ashtarkhanids, captured Tashkent. However, the united forces of the Kazakh sultans, led by Ishim Khan, soon retook the city. As a result, an agreement was reached, granting control of Tashkent to Shah-Said Sultan, the son of Kazakh Tursun Sultan, with Bukharan Emir Yalangtush Bi from the Alchin tribe appointed as his guardian.
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