Common motifs in the «Kultegin», «Bilge Kagan» and «Tonykok» poems: the image of the ancient Turkic worldview

Abstract

The written monuments of «Kultegin», «Bilge Kagan», «Tonykok» (VIII-IX centuries)
describe the worldview, beliefs and customs of the ancient Turks, the hard time they experienced
and the role of individuals in building a strong state. The concept of «Tengri» takes a special place in
defining the ancient Turkic worldview in historical and genealogical poems. Blessed Tengri gave them
a special energy, fighting spirit in establishing a great Turkic state. Interstate diplomacy, victorious
campaigns, special merits of individuals in strengthening the state and their passing away, mourning
their loss at the national level, beliefs and customs, habitat, and their attitude to nature are depicted.
The article analyzes the microconceptions «Tengri», «state», «kagan», «batyr», «Akylgey dana», «unity
of the country», «aruak» and others on the basis of plot connections. The complex nature of time, the
strength of the spirit in preserving the unity of the country, the ideology of the struggle against the
enemy state and other features are analyzed, the features of the ancient Turkic concept of «peace»
are considered. In the poem «Bilge Kagan» and the poem «Kultegin» similarities of author’s signature,
views, campaigns and common inhabitance can be observed. One of the main features manifested in
the poem «Bilge Kagan» is respect for the ties between ancestors, brothers and sisters. In the ancient
Turkic tradition-the rite of veneration and veneration of the aruak. The poem «Tonykok» describes
the historical stages of the formation of the Turkic khaganate as a state. In the poem, Tonykok
is described not only as an adviser, but also as a hero and commander of an army who made an
invaluable contribution to the formation of the Turkic Khaganate as a strong state. The poem has an
autobiographical, historical and genealogical character.