The Rise of Bekmahanov «…The uprising of Khan Kenes recently became the subject of a significant study ‘Kazakhstan in the period from 1820 to 1840’ (Alma-Ata, 1947, author E. Bekmahanov, Kazakh). Bekmahanov portrayed Kenes as a fighter for national liberation and unity and an outstanding statesman. For this study, Bekmahanov received a doctorate in historical