ASTANA – Aura Soltana (Aru Sultan) served as the first diplomatic representative of the Kazakh State at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England from 1557 to 1576. She holds the distinction of being the first representative from both the Islamic world and the Turkic world in England during the 16th century. Aura Soltana (Aru Sultan) served as the first diplomatic representative of the Kazakh State at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England from 1557 to 1576.
Under the reign of Khan Khaknazar (1538-1580), the Kazakh State gained significant geopolitical and economic power. Anthony Jenkinson, the envoy of Queen Elizabeth I, visited the Kazakh State from 1557 to 1572, establishing crucial bilateral relations with the Kazakh ruler. This led to the dispatch of a Kazakh diplomatic mission to London in 1561, led by Soltana, a close associate of Khan Khaknazar.
Contribution to cartography Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov. The Kazakh State has been a prominent subject on the geopolitical stage of Eurasia, featured in both European and regional atlases. One of the most beautiful medieval maps depicting the Kazakh State was created by Jenkinson and Nikolaus Reynoldus.
This map includes detailed anthropological and ethnographically accurate illustrations of Kazakh life, economy, military traditions, and geopolitical relations. Kazakh life and customs are meticulously detailed through 15 images of Kazakh women, an unprecedented representation of women from a single state in European carto.
