The Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirgiz, Kirghiz) are a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz state reached its greatest expansion after defeating the Uyghur Khaganate in 840 AD, in alliance with the Chinese Tang dynasty. The Kirghiz Khagans of the Yenisei Kirghiz Khaganate claimed descent from the Han Chinese general Li Ling (Han Dynasty), which was mentioned in the diplomatic correspondence between the Kirghiz Khagan and the Tang Dynasty Emperor, since the Tang Imperial Li family claimed descent from Li Ling's grandfather, Li Guang. The Kirghiz Qaghan assisted the Tang dynasty in destroying the Uyghur Khaganate and rescuing the Taihe princess from the Uyghurs. They also killed a Uyghur Khagan in the process. Then Kyrgyz quickly moved as far as the Tian Shan range and maintained their dominance over this territory for about 200 years. In the 12th century, however, the Kyrgyz domination had shrunk to the Altai Range and the Sayan Mountains as a result of the rising Mongol expansion. With the rise of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, the Kyrgyz migrated south. In 1207, after the establishment of Yekhe Mongol Ulus (Mongol empire), Genghis Khan's oldest son Jochi occupied Kyrgyzstan without resistance. They remained a Mongol vassal until the late 14th century. Various Turkic peoples ruled them until 1685, when they came under the control of the Oirats (Dzungars).
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over then 5 million Kyrgyz peoples live in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan's traditional dance in Asian Youth Culture Festival Korea
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This Video Sponsored by: World ViewZ www.worldviewz.net Ordo Sakhna www.ordosokhna.com Sasha Pure Nature Music www.purenaturemusic.com Chris & Gary Riley Old Town Center For the Arts Old Town Cottonwood AZ www.oldtowncenter.org Ordo Sakhna THE FOLK ETHNOGRAPHIC THEATER BIOGRAPHY The folk ethnographic theater Ordo Sakhna was created in 1999 and combined a group of professional musicians graduates of the conservatory and laureates of international and regional contests. The theater is directed by film director Shamil Djaparov. The aim of the theater is to retain, develop, and popularize Kyrgyz folk heritage around the world. The originality of the Theater lies in the fact that the members perception of folklore is not simple enthusiasm, but a deep study of the spiritual culture of the Kyrgyz people. Meeting with the bearers of folk traditions, the artists of the Theater have managed to recreate the ancient dances BakshyBiy and ShyrdakBiy, which were forgotten until recently. Ordo Sakhna has gathered an exclusive collection of ancient traditional melodies and dastans (small epos), which came to us through centuries of generations. Through careful searching and experiments the musicians adapted the ancient heritage to modern society. The artists have considered every aspect of the songs and dances: detailed recreations of traditional costumes, mannerisms of motion and symbolism of gestures. With the aid of these factors they have succeeded in recreating a realistic and honest ...
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In the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, tradition is king. Polo's still played with a freshly killed goat and the men still marry their women the old-fashioned way: by abducting them off the street and forcing them to be their wife. Bride kidnapping is a supposedly ancient custom that's made a major comeback since the fall of Communism and now accounts for nearly half of all marriages in some parts. We traveled to the Kyrgyz countryside to follow/aid and abet a young groom named Kubanti as he surprised his teenage girlfriend Nazgul with the gift of marriage/kidnapping. Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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In part 2, a neighboring woman mourns her daughter's suicide as the result of her kidnapper husband, and Kubanti and his groomsmen make the snatch and drag the bride-to-be kicking and screaming to the wedding yurt. Literally. Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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In part 3, Kubanti's aunts work their charms on the kidnapped girl hoping to convince her that their family's boy (aka, her abductor) is Mr. Right. For more VICE News visit: vice.com Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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In part 4, the groom's family meet their new in-laws and attempt to make amends for kidnapping their daughter. Back at the yurt, the happy couple take their vows and head to the bridal suite/kitchen. For more VICE News visit: vice.com Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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Shyrdaks, the traditional Kyrgyz felt carpets, are a centerpiece of Kyrgyz culture. They are used in homes and in yurts as both a way to keep warm and a means of artistic expression. Traditionally, they are handmade by women in the community, from the shearing of the sheep until the final stitches are sewn into the felt. Altyn Kol is a women's handicraft cooperative in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan that specializes in traditional shyrdaks. Its mission is to preserve the traditional artisan work of the people of Kyrgyzstan and to provide women with opportunities to earn extra income for their families. Learn more: www.altyn-kol.com Directed and edited by Daisy Morin. Produced by Altyn Kol.
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In part 5, with the kidnapping and coerced marriage a day behind them, Kubanti and Nazgul fall into their new roles as husband and wife. For more VICE News visit: vice.com Subscribe to VICE on YouTube to stay updated on our daily releases: youtube.com Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com Like VICE on Facebook fb.com Follow Noisey on Twitter: twitter.com Read our tumblr: vicemag.tumblr.com
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Небольшой слайд шоу, отражающий местный колорит кыргызского народа, ее культуру и быт в давние времена
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"Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan," a five-part documentary premieres Monday, December 5th on VICE.com VICE correspondent Thomas Morton travels to Kyrgyzstan to investigate the Central Asian tradition of bride kidnapping, and brings back exclusive footage of a kidnapping in progress. The first installment will be released on Vice.com on Monday, December 5th, with subsequent episodes released daily. In "Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan," Morton travels to the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, where the VICE crew learns of a family preparing their son for a kidnapping. Kubanti, who has just come of marrying age, has his eye on Nazgul, an 18 year-old college student. Kubanti gathers his friends into an eight-seat minivan, and strategizes the operation lure the girl to her neighborhood watering hole and, in an ambush, smuggle her away. "Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan," a five-part documentary premieres Monday, December 5th on VICE.com Although the tradition of bride kidnapping is illegal in Kyrgyzstan, authorities largely ignore the law and nearly half of all marriages in rural Kyrgyzstan are a result of the practice. "We are Kyrgyz. It's a tradition," says Madiev Tynchtk who appears in the film, a man happily married to his kidnapped wife. "It's in our blood." Russell Kleinbach, founder of the Kyz Korgon Institute, a non-governmental organization that works to abolish bride-kidnapping is interviewed in the film. He argues that the practice has never been a part of Kyrgyz tradition ...
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Students from Aga Khan Music Initiative's Ustatshakirt program in Central Asia, perform with the Red State Ramblers from Kentucky... hear the music bring together cultures from across the world, right in the middle of the world - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Read more at unplanned30s.blogspot.com!
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Students from Aga Khan Music Initiative's Ustatshakirt program perform at the Opera House in Bishkek, Kygyzstan. The program is part of the Aga Khan Development Network. Read more at unplanned30s.blogspot.com!
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Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Tengir-Too: Mountain Music from Kyrgyzstan From the mountainous Kyrgyzstan, Jew's harps, fiddles, plucked stringed instruments, and powerful voices transmit the vibrant rhythms of nomadism and the serene atmosphere of the Kyrgyz mountains in a musical language as contemporary as it is ancient. This deluxe package launches Music of Central Asia, a multi-volume series that brings to life the diverse and remarkable musical culture of a region long inaccessible to outsiders. A bonus DVD explores the vibrant rhythms and serene atmosphere in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. 18 tracks. 66 minutes. 48-page color booklet, photos, and bilingual lyrics; DVD contains series introduction, 24-minute film, interactive glossary, and map. Music of Central Asia is a co-production of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The aim of the series is to present leading exponents of Central Asia's rich and diverse musical heritage to listeners outside the region. Thecontent and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu ). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
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Students from Aga Khan Music Initiative's Ustatshakirt program perform at the Opera House in Bishkek, Kygyzstan. The program is part of the Aga Khan Development Network. Read more at unplanned30s.blogspot.com!
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