Timeline of Kazakhstan

Chronology

14 events spanning the history of Kazakhstan. BCE/CE dating.

1. 1219 – 1224

   Mongol tribes led by Genghis Khan invade Kazakhstan.

   Mongol tribes led by Genghis Khan invade Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Later they become assimilated by Turkic tribes that make up the majority in their empire.

2. 1601 – 1700

   Kazakhs split into three tribal unions.

   Kazakhs split into three tribal unions, the Elder, Middle and Lesser Zhuzes, or Hordes, which were led by Khans.

3. 1868 – 1916

   Thousands of Russian and Ukrainian peasants are brought in to settle Kazakh lands.

   Thousands of Russian and Ukrainian peasants are brought in to settle Kazakh lands; first industrial enterprises set up.

4. 1917

   Civil war breaks out following the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

   Civil war breaks out following the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

5. 1920

   Kazakhstan becomes an autonomous republic of the USSR.

   Kazakhstan becomes an autonomous republic of the USSR. Until 1925 it is called the Kyrgyz Autonomous Province to distinguish its people from the Cossacks.

6. 1932 – 1933

   Stalin imposed terror and famine on the Ukraine, Kuban and Kazakhstan.

   Stalin imposed terror and famine on the Ukraine, Kuban and Kazakhstan that was carried out by Lazar Kaganovich.

7. 1936

   Kazakhstan becomes a full union republic of the USSR.

   Kazakhstan becomes a full union republic of the USSR.

8. 1940

   Hundreds of thousands forcibly moved to Kazakhstan.

   Hundreds of thousands of Koreans, Crimean Tatars, Germans and others forcibly moved to Kazakhstan.

9. 1949

   The first nuclear test explosion is carried out.

   The first nuclear test explosion is carried out at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test ground in eastern Kazakhstan.

10. 1961

    The first manned spacecraft launched from the Baikonur space launch site in central Kazakhstan.

    The first manned spacecraft launched from the Baikonur space launch site in central Kazakhstan.