Rahim-Bek Bahadur, also spelled as Raiymbek Batyr, was a famous Kazakh warrior from the 18th century. The term 'Bahadur' or 'Batyr' is an honorific term meaning "hero" in the Kazakh language, meaning that Rahim-Bek Bahadur's given name was simply Rahim-Bek. He actively resisted the Dzungar invasion of Kazakh territories and played a major role in maintaining Kazakh independence. Rahim-Bek saw the Kazakh Khanate as a hub of Muslim culture and felt that it was necessary to maintain its sovereignty at all costs. Thus, he came to view the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars as a jihad in defending the land that is now the Muslim nation of Kazakhstan.