The first joint action of Kazakh and Russian people against autocracy was the active participation of Kazakhs in the Peasant war in 1773–1775. The main reason for the Kazakhs' participation in the Peasant War of 1773–1775. The main reason for Kazakhs participation in the Peasant War of 1773–1775 was the land issue. In 1742 Nuraly Khan under pressure from the people demanded from the government to remove the restrictions on grazing along the Ural River, but the Russian government refused to meet this demand.