The Modern Kyrgyz: Who They Are?

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Unais Gomes. The Modern Kyrgyz: Who They Are?

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Назад – к истокам нашего народа

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In April 2012, a one-week visit to China’s capital Beijing gave me the opportunity to take a closer look at the tomb of Genghis Khan’s famous adviser, Eluu Chustsay. Chustsay’s family roots can be traced back to the Kyrgyz tribe of the Kytai who belonged to the Left wing1 (Chustsay was also widely known by the nickname Longbeard). I also visited to the Tianying tower, a remarkable ancient building erected on behalf of Emperor Liao (Steel) in 1120. By the way, Liao also originated from the same tribe historically known as the Kytay or Khitan.

The Tianying tower is known as one of the outstanding masterpieces of world architecture.

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We can suggest other sources and writings on the subject such as the book by the prominent Kazakh historian A.K. Narymbaev9titled «Turan – the cradle of ancient civilization».

I draw up readers attention to the signs that relevant only to the Kyrgyz clans and originated (created) by their nomadic life-style. Each tribe had its own sign, called tamga, which was used primarily for labeling privately-owned sheep (these marks were burnt on ears of domestic animals) so as to avoid confusion with the grazing «property» belonging to other tribes. Long before people began to lead a sedentary life, they learned farming. And prior to that, ancient men were hunting wild animals and gathering wild berries and fruit.

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