Mausoleum of Agybay Konyrbayuli
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Mausoleum of Agybay Konyrbayuli

The mausoleum of Agybay Batyr is located in the valley of the river Bosaga, near the mountain Tayatkan-Shunak, northeast of Betpakdala. XIX century preserved architectural monument.

46°02′ N · 70°11′ E

The mausoleum of Agybay Batyr is located in the valley of the river Bosaga, near the mountain Tayatkan-Shunak, northeast of Betpakdala. XIX century preserved architectural monument. Agybay Batyr Konyrbayuli (1802–1885) was one of the commanders of the Kenesary Kasymuly uprising. He was called "Akzholtai Batyr" since he was always lucky.

Shuburtpaly Agybay batyr herd together with Bukarbay batyr fought against the rulers of Khiva and Kokand. In 1826-1849, the army led by Agybay Batyr, he fought face to face with Russian troops and suffered several devastating blows. He attacked the strongholds of the Russian Empire in Kazakhstan - Karkaraly, Aktau, Akmola, Ekaterin, defeated the tsarist forces in the battles on the rivers Irgiz, Tobol, Kyzylzhar, Kokshetau. Later, until 1849, he independently attacked the fortresses of the Russian government.The life of the main hero of Kenesary Agybay was based on the works of Kazakh historians and writers. At the end of the XIX century the story “Agybay Batyr” was published. He is the main character of the song “Nauryzbai-Kanshaiym” by A. Nysanbai Zhyrau, the novel “Kahar” by I. Esenberlin. Agybay Batyr's sagan is in the second place in the far north-west corner of the room. It is square, one-room, domed, with a tower. There are 12 corpses in the mausoleum.

Reference: Kazakhstan sacred objects
of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. –368-369-
pp.