Bäxtiär Qanqayıv

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Bäxtiär Qanqayıv (?-?; [bæxti:ˈær qʌnˈqajɪf] Russian: Бахтияр Канкаев, Bakhtiyar Kankayev; Tatar: Бәхтияр Канкаев), was a colonel in Yemelyan Pugachov's rebel army, joined the rebellion in December of 1773. He agitated people to join the rebellion in Kungur, Ufa and Kazan uyezds, and united Tatar rebels to own unit. Participated in the battle of Kazan. In 1774 his unit was defeated by governmental forces near Balıq Bistäse. His subsequent lot is unknown.