Bashkir epic Ural-batyr
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The Bashkir epic "Ural-batyr" is a foundational heroic poem of the Bashkir people that narrates the exploits of the warrior Ural-batyr in his struggle against evil forces to bring peace and prosperity to the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ural-batyr | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bashkir epic
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epic poetry ⓘ heroic poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
children’s books
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stage performances ⓘ translations into other languages ⓘ |
| associatedReligionOrBelief |
Tengriism elements
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pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
creation of a just world
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heroism ⓘ immortality and death ⓘ self-sacrifice for the people ⓘ struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
foundational work of Bashkir literature
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important element of Bashkir national identity ⓘ key source of Bashkir mythology and cosmology ⓘ |
| ethnicCulture | Bashkir people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWrittenRecordLanguage | Bashkir language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heroic epic
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mythological epic ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Akbuzat
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Devas NERFINISHED ⓘ Humay NERFINISHED ⓘ Samrau NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaitan-like spirits ⓘ Shulgen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ural-batyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanbike NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanbirde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Akbuzat winged horse
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life-giving water ⓘ sun and sky deities ⓘ |
| influencesToponymy | Ural Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Bashkir language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterContext | Bashkir Islamic cultural milieu ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of Bashkir folklore ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ural-batyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
cosmogonic myths
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flood and renewal of the world ⓘ heroic battle against monsters ⓘ search for the water of immortality ⓘ transformation of hero into a mountain range ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse ⓘ |
| plotSummary | tells of the warrior Ural-batyr who fights evil forces to bring peace and prosperity to the world ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Ural Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | pre-modern era ⓘ |
| tradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
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