Kyrgyzstan

by: Daria
Yenisei kirghiz
● 539 ce- 1219 ce
● Tannu ola ( forest mountain area) ps. Right now it’s called Tuva( North
Mongolia) (Shaw.1)
● They had turkish language
● Red hair and green eyes
● People as tall as 2 meters and pale
as described by Tang dynasty(kim.1)
● Nomadic and hunting life
A.K.A Kyrgyz khaganate
● Nomadic tents
● Resources: animals, meat and fur
● Their land grew from yenisei into CA
to Tarim Basin(Shaw n.2)
● The mongols invaded the kyrgyz khaganate
in 1300 and their empire fell(kim.1
Society
● Nomad Clans
● Hierarchy - The noble, the middle class and the poor
● No religion(kim.2)
● Hunters
● Believed in their leader and the nature
Contributions
● Nomad game
● The bone throwng game
● Weaving
● Kyrgyz love for meat
● Mongol ancestry
● The yurt
● Kyrgyz language being similar to Turkish
●
Nomad games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwpdPRzBJ44
Trade
● Part of the silk road
● Trading ties with China, Tibet, the Abbasid Caliphate of the Middle east
● They grew himalayan rye, barley, millet, and wheat
● Had good, big, and fast horses
● Skilled ironworkers, jewelry makers, potters and weavers
How their lives were affected by their living conditions?
● They lived in mountainous area so they had higher elevations
● Cold and windy climate
● Drank the water from streams
● Hunted for food
● Nomads
Manas
● Trilogy of Manas’ life
● Most famous Kyrgyz hero
● The facts of the epic includes all aspects of the life of the Kyrgyz people
● Defeated the Chinese
● Main reason of the story is people fighting for independence
● Leader of a big tribe
Not real
Kurmanjan Datka
● 1811-1907
● One of most famous Kyrgyz leader
● Became tribe leader when her husband died(Pannier n.1)
● Good relationship with Russia
● Gave up her son to the Russians (Pannier n.1)
● Her picture with Karl Mannerheim
who later became president of Finland
● There’s a movie about her life
Attila
● Leader of the Huns 434–453
● Invaded the southern Balkan provinces and Greece
and then Gaul and Italy
● One of the greatest Barbarian leaders
● Descendant of the Kyrgyz
● Murdered his brother in 445 and became the king of
the Hunnic empire(Pruitt n.1)
● United the Huns
Citing page
"Epos 'Manas'" Official website of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic "Epos" Manas "» Kyrgyzstan »Official Site of the President of the Kyrgyz
Republic, www.president.kg/ru/kyrgyzstan/epos_manas/.

Pruitt, Sarah. “8 Things You Might Not Know About Attila the Hun.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 6 June 2016,
www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-might-not-know-about-attila-the-hun.

Shaw,Kevin.People of Kyrgyzstan article .” People, www.geocities.ws/kyrgyzstan/people.html.

Bruce, Pannier.“Who Was Kurmanjan Datka And What Does She Mean To The Kyrgyz People?”RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty,
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 2 Jan. 2015, www.rferl.org/a/qishloq-ovozi-who-was-kurmanjan-datka/26770979.html.

KYRGYZ by Kim Lau.” Exposure, www.mongolempire.co/kyrgyz.

“Manas Introduction.” Marco Polo and His Travels, www.silkroadfoundation.org/folklore/manas/manasintro.html.

Kurmanjan Datka (1811-1907) - Outstanding People - Culture - Kyrgyzstan.” Kyrgyzstan, 14 Aug. 2007,
www.kyrgyzjer.com/en/kg/section27/section253/3214.html.