The eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century represent a particularly significant period in the history of the Kazakh people. During this time, Kazakh territories became a zone of intersecting interests of various political powers, including the Russian Empire, the Khanates of Kokand and Khiva, and the Emirate of Bukhara. Among these actors, relations between the Kokand Khanate and the Kazakh tribes were especially complex and multidimensional.

This article examines the stages of research and the principal works within domestic historiography addressing this issue. The interactions between the Kokand Khanate and the Kazakh population are significant not only from a military and political perspective, but also in terms of economic, cultural, and religious interaction.

At present, this topic constitutes one of the key areas for understanding the shared historical space of the peoples of Central Asia, as well as for assessing regional integration and cultural continuity. The article aims to analyze how and in what directions the theme of Kazakh–Kokand relations has been studied within domestic historiography, focusing on the theoretical and methodological foundations of research, the evolution of scholarly interpretations, and the influence of ideological factors.

The purpose of the article is to provide a systematic historiographical and discursive review of the works of scholars who have studied Kazakh–Kokand relations. The study specifically examines the political constraints and methodological dogmas of Soviet-era historical scholarship, as well as the new scholarly paradigms that emerged after independence, including civilizational, post-Soviet, and comparative-historical approaches.