WRITTEN SOURCES ABOUT BATYR BAYAN

Abstract

Batyr Bayan Kasabatuly is one of the national heroes of the 18th century, who devoted his whole life to the struggle for the independence of the Kazakh people. He enjoyed great respect and confidence from Khan Abylay for his heroism and resourcefulness on the battlefield. In the history he will be remembered as a hero who fought in the Kazakh–Dzungarian battles. But, it was the history of the Kazakh Khanate in the 18th century, which will have to be considered widely. The author does not set the main goal of studying the topic of Batyr Bayan, considering the topic of Abylay Khan, he shows him as a hero of that time. The archival documents presented by the author prove that Batyr Bayan is not a fictional hero, and the fact from real reliable sources speaks of many other famous figures of the time found in documents information with these many archival records of Khan Abylay’s boards. The author of the article considers it necessary to note that this documents were previously published on the pages of the periodical press, nevertheless, it is considered reasonable to introduce them into scientific circulation as a special publication in the scientific publication of heroism Batyr Bayan.