Social and political role of women in the era of the Kazakh Khanate (XV-XIX centuries)

Abstract

The Kazakh Khanate is the source of national statehood. The study of the history of Kazakhstani society should cover a wide range of issues, including social, political, economic, spiritual culture and national ideology. Analysis of the history of various social groups in the public life of the Kazakh community, including the analysis of the historical role of women in society, is relevant. From a historical point of view, it was believed that the social and cultural life of Kazakhstan was largely patriarchal, but upon further study of the topic it can be seen that in public relations, the patriarchal and matriarchal character went in parallel. The fact that the burden of social responsibility in Kazakh society is borne by both men and women can be seen in the foundations of customary law in the steppe laws. The very stability of the family in Kazakh society is also the result of the narrative of national values. A man protects the earth, a woman protects the nation, because the role of a woman as a mother has a special influence on the formation of a child's language skills, worldview values, and life principles. The purity of the nation's blood is directly related to the strong national principles and family traditions of the Kazakh people. It is important to recognize and appreciate the phenomenon of women in social history, since, on the one hand, it concerns issues of the nationality code, on the other, it depends on the national spiritual nature and foundations of civilization. This article presents a study of the social and political life of women on historical examples of the public life of the Kazakh Khanate.