Siege of Akmolinsk (1838)

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Siege of Akmolinsk
Part of Kenesary's Rebellion
Date May 26–June 2 1838 (Or August 7 1838[1]) Location Modern Astana Result Decisive Kazakh victory Fall of Akmolinsk[2] Liberation of Northern Kazakhstan by Kenesary Khan
Belligerents
Kazakh rebels	Akmolinsk garrison
Commanders and leaders
Kenesary Qasymov Agybai Batyr Iman Dulatuli Nauryzbai Qasymov Basygara Batyr  †	Konurkuldzha Kudaimendin Ivan Karbyshev
Strength
About 2,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Many POW

The siege of Akmolinsk or battle of Akmolinsk (Kazakh: Ақмола шайқасы, romanized: Aqmola shaiqasy) occurred in 1838 in Astana, Kazakhstan during the Kenesary's Rebellion, which ended with the flight of the founder of Akmolinsk – Konurkuldzha Kudaimendin, along with a small detachment of Karbyshev and the destruction of the fortress.