UALI KHAN, SULTAN UALI BAHADUR
In August 1781 Uali was elected Khan of the Middle Zhuz. At the beginning of 1782 Chinese Emperor and Russian Empress Yekaterina II confirmed him in the title of the Khan.
The first decade of Uali's government was characterized with relative peace in the Zhuz. As for foreign policy he adhered to his father's course, who had succeeded in tacking between China and Russia. Beijing was interested in stabilization of the relations with the Kazakhs which would allow to put an end to invasion of Dzhungaria and East Turkestan. After the Kazakh side took up non-intervention position, the Chinese Empire could invade these territories. However, Kazakh Khanate derived political benefits from this situation too. Successfully following the policy of tacking with Russian and Chinese Empires, Uali Khan could preserve independence of the Kazakhs for a long time. Uali made Russia consider the Kazakhs' interests.
In the mid of the second decade Uali began losing his power. In 1795 Kazakh community sent a letter to the Russian Emperor in which it expressed displeasure with Uali's government. With the aim of weakening the Kazakh power, tsarist government started interfering into the internal conflicts in separate Kazakh Zhuzs and in 1815 approved candidacy of one more Khan - Bokei sultan in the Middle Zhuz. Since 1816 there were two khans in the Middle Zhuz.
Uali's headquarters was situated on the lake Burabay (Khankol. Kyzyl Agash). He ruled 11 thousand families of different clans of Argyn and Kerei tribes and some other clans of the Middle Zhuz. The families moved in the area of Petropavlovsk fortress along the Yessil River, in Kokshetau, Mukshatau and Shyngystau towns.
In 1819 Bokei Khan died. Uali Khan died two years later after him, in 1821. He was buried in Syrymbet village of modern Akmola oblast.
Uali Khan had 14 sons from two wives, five - from elder wife and 9 - from younger wife Aiganym. After his death, tsarist administration officially liquidated khan's power. All lands of Uali Khan were divided among his sons. The main headquarters on the lake Burabay was left to his elder son. Aiganym, grandmother of famous Kazakh scientist Shokan Ualikhanov , headed the clan in 1783-1853.
Source: Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia, Volume 5.