The mausoleum is a religious object located near the aul of Amantogai, Amangeldy district, Kostanay region, near the river Karynsaldy. The mausoleum was rebuilt in 2008 by the descendants of Saint Kutan.Kutan (real name Kuttybay) Atalykuli (about 1670–1790) - saint, seer, healer, ambassador, bi. He was born in Ulytau region. His father Atalyk was a famous hero during the reign of Zhangir Khan. Kutan Baba has been a priest since childhood. He devoted all his life to the health of the people and the destiny of the country and the land. In the time of Abylai Khan, Kutan was an advisor to the saint khan, a bi.Historically, Tauke Khan sent embassies five times in a row in 1686-1695, trying to get closer to the Russian state, hoping to move the capital to Ulytau and support the war with the Dzungars. Kuttybay, the son of the father, in 1695 headed the embassy of the Kazakh Khanate to the Russian people. This event is written in golden letters in the history of diplomatic policy of the nomadic country.The name of Kuttybay (Kutan), who was brought up by his father Atalyk, experienced people around the khan, such as Orazai, was widely known in the Kazakh steppes at that time. The people's love and respect for such a great figure, who has a special place in the history of the Kazakh people, is a sign that the country called Kuttybay Kutan. Today, a branch of the Aktas clan, which settled in the Kichitau-Ulytau region, is called Kutan. Information about Kuttybay (Kutan) is given in the works of such well-known scholars as M. Karatayev, H. Suinshaliev, M. Magauin, A. Seidimbek, in the ancient literature, in the genealogy of the country, sometimes he is called Kuttybay, sometimes Kutan, known to the locals as Kutan aulie. Well-known writer, ethnographer and scientist S. Kenzheakhmetov became the object of research in connection with the problems of local lore.According to the commandment of Kutan bi: "Bury in the place of exhaustion", in the spring, when the country was moving to the pastures of Tobol-Kushmurun, the leader died and his body was buried here. According to folklore and genealogy, Kutan died at the age of ninety.The people of Turgai have a special respect for the dancer and saint Kutan. Sick and infertile women spend the night at the head of his tomb as a sanctuary, praying and asking for mercy for healing and stabbing.
References: 1. Regional sacred sites of Kazakhstan. –Astana: Foliant, 2017. –281- p;2. The sacred Kazakhstan, Volume 3 –Astana: 2019. –227 p.
