[1][2] After continues battles, attempts were made to implement reforms into the system of Kazakh clans in the Younger Zhuz which would make it possible for the Tsarist administration to establish order.
In this position, he swore allegiance to the Tsarist administration who was keen on implementing reforms drawn up by the governor-general of Siberia and Ufa, Iosif Igelström.
However, while Datuly acknowledged the potential benefits for the Kazakhs in strengthening political and economical relations with the Tsar administration, he did not trust them and set the stage for another uprising by disregarding the reform.
He negotiated with the Khanate of Khiva for support in the form of weapons, cavalry and food as well as nomadic land in case of defeat.
The uprising ended in 1797 after many years of raids and battles with the defeat of the insurrection and Syrym Datuly fled to the Khanate of Khiva with fellow tribesmen.