THE ROLE OF ACADEMICIAN BOLAT KOMEKOV IN STUDYING THE ETHNOGENESIS AND ETHNIC HISTORY OF THE KIPCHAKS AND KIMAKS

Abstract

The report examines in detail the place of the outstanding Russian academician, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Bolat Yeshmukhambet Komekov in the study of ethnogenesis and ethnic history, statehood of the Kipchaks and Kimaks who inhabited Kazakhstan in the Middle Ages. These two peoples were among the first nomads who began to penetrate the territory of Central Asia and Kazakhstan from the III century AD. They left a significant mark on the history and culture of the medieval states located here, and also made a huge contribution to the formation of the ethnic composition and influenced the further development of the nomadic way of life. The report provides a scientific and analytical review of the history of the study of the Kipchak problem, analyzes the prospects for the development of the Kipchak problem