User:Aida Zhuasbekova/Alpamysh-Batyr (epic)

Alpamis-Batyr, Alpomish — Kazakh and Uzbek epos, which tells about the heroic heroes of the tribe Kungirat in the valley of Baisun.

Content
The epic vividly depicts everyday life, social relations, customs, worldview of the kungirat tribe. Goodies — Alpamysh, Gulbarchin, Keykubat, Karkosik are the bearers of the best qualities of the people. "Alpamish-Batyr" is known and popular among other Turkic peoples: Karakalpaks, Tatars, Bashkirs, Altaians, Kazakhs and others. Uzbek variants of the epic are different from the Kazakh and Karakalpak fact that Alpamysh and his beloved children of two brothers, i.e., the Uzbeks are a Kungrat marry their close and distant relatives, that distinguishes them from Kungrat part of other peoples of Central Asia.

Compositionally, the legend is divided into two parts:


 * the journey of Alpamysh for the bride, contest it with suitors and rivals, marriage heroes;
 * Alpamysh's campaign against the Kalmyk ruler-rapist Taichahan, the seven-year stay of the hero in prison and the victorious return home. Uzbek legend was subjected to the usual for the epic genealogical cyclization: was created a special Dostan about the adventures of Yadgar, son of Alpamysh.

The main idea of the epic is the struggle of the people for independence, the establishment of a just and peaceful life, high human ideals.

History
It was first published under the title "Kissa-and-Alpamys" version of the Kazakh ethnographer and poet Jusipbek Shaikhislamov (Kazan, 1899). There are various versions of this epic, recorded in different folk tales — Zh. Bekmukhamedov, E. Akhmetbekov and others.

The most complete version of the tale of Alpamysh is written by the Uzbek storyteller Fazil Yuldash-ogly (about 14 thousand verses).

Science
Text versions of the epic were prepared and published by S. S. Divaev, Konratbaev, S. Seifullin, S. Mukanov. A comparative study of the origin, distribution, similarities and differences of variants of the epic. Contribution to the scientific study of "Alpamysh-Batyr" made by Kazakh scientists M. - M.: Science, 1989. Zhumaliyev, M. Auezov, S. S. Seifullina Margulan, N. Smirnova, T. M.: Publishing house KAZ.SSR. S. Kazakh composer Rakhmadiev wrote the Opera "Alpamys" (libretto Kenzhetaeva street).