An official decree issued by the head of the Orenburg Commission, Lieutenant General Prince V. A. Urusov, stands as another vital 18th-century document held within the exhibition at the Shakshak Zhanibek Museum.

Exhibit Description: Decree of Lieutenant General V. A. Urusov

• Exhibit Title: A copy of an official decree by the head of the Orenburg Commission, Lieutenant General Prince V. A. Urusov ("A Personal Decree of HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY").
• Place of Discovery: State Archive of the Orenburg Region, Russian Federation.
• Provenance: This valuable primary source was discovered in 1993 by Sultangali Ospanov, who was serving as the deputy head of the district administration (akim) at the time. He specifically sought out the document in the Orenburg archive and brought it back, along with other materials, to help form the museum’s collection.
• Historical Significance: Written in the old Russian language (using the pre-revolutionary Cyrillic script) and dating to the 1740–1741 period—a time of active diplomatic negotiation—this decree serves as direct evidence of the official political and military-diplomatic relations between the frontier administration of the Russian Empire and influential rulers of the Middle Zhuz, among whom the *tarkhan* Shakshak Zhanibek played a key role. The document is an invaluable source for studying the geopolitical landscape of the Torgay region during the 18th century.