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Zhirenshe-Sheshen (from Kazakh. Sheshen - eloquent) - a character of the Kazakh folklore, the famous wit-orator. Its probable prototype lived in the 15th century in the epoch of the formation of the Kazakh Khanate. The name Zhirenshe is used in Kazakh folklore as a symbol of extraordinary intelligence and eloquence.

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According to legends and stories, Zhirenshe Sheshen lived during the time of Zhanibek Khan, the second ruler of the Kazakh Khanate. However, in historical documents about the environment of Zhanibek Khan there is no information about a person with that name.

Legends and stories about Zhirenshe Sheshena are found in Kazakh folklore, dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. In the prevailing traditions, he appears in several qualities. In some cases, Zhirenshe is a wise vizier and friend of Zhanibek-Khan, who helps him to govern the country. However, in other cases Zhirenshe, on the contrary, shows the features of a trickster and appears as a rival of Khan, defeating a ruler prone to injustice with a bright mind and wisdom. Humorous household sketches about the ingenuity of Zhirenshe, a kind and fair adviser to ordinary people, have received the greatest popularity in modern times.

The plot about the marriage of Zhirenshe and the girl Karashash, who is not inferior to him in his mind and became his second wife, is widely known. Karakoz, the first wife of Zhirenshe, according to legend, descended from the Ramadan clan of the Zetyru Minor zhuz tribe, also differed in wisdom.

Zhirenshe is mentioned in folklore and other Turkic-speaking peoples: for example, in Karakalpaks - Zhirenshe Sheshen, in Kirghiz - Jeerenche cheechen, in Turkmen - Iykrenche.