Abstract
The theoretical and methodological basis, historiography and documentary basis of the political and economic relations of the Kazakh and Kokan peoples from the end of the 18th century to the 70s of the 19th century are presented in this research work. Historical, traditional and geographical factors, development of livestock, crops, and trade between Uly Yuz Kazakhs and the people of Tashkent are considered. The struggle of the Kazakh people for their independence and the position of the Kokan Khanate, the influence of Tsarist Russia on the Kazakh-Kokan relations in the first quarter of the 19th century, and the history of its conquest of Syr Bai, Zhetysu and South Kazakhstan are told. The political relationship between Russia and the Kokan Khanate and the famous rebellion of Sultan Sarzhan, the attitude of the Tashkent begs to it and the uprisings in the 20-50s of the 19th century, the role of the tax system in the social, socio-political relationship of the Kokan Khanate with the Kazakh people are analyzed. The influence of the colonial policy of the royal government on the khans at that time and the relations between the Kazakh khans and the rulers of Tashkent are shown. Tensions and conflicts between Kazakhs and Kokans were identified and reported. The history of Kazakhstan's relations with neighboring countries in the 18th-19th centuries is analyzed.