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  "path": "/2026/03/why-power-among-kazakh-khans-didnt-always-pass-from-father-to-son/",
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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nASTANA — In the Kazakh Khanate, power rarely moved in a straight line from father to son. Succession more often followed seniority within the ruling dynasty, a system shaped by the political traditions of the nomadic steppe. Edil Noyanov, a candidate of historical sciences and assistant professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, explained that in…\n\nThe post Why Power Among Kazakh Khans Didn’t Always Pass From Father to Son appeared first on The Astana Times.",
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