Mausoleum of Satybaldy Ishan Gabdollauly
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Mausoleum of Satybaldy Ishan Gabdollauly

The mausoleum of Satybaldy Ishan is located in Amangeldy aul, Amangeldy district, Kostanay region.The mausoleum was built in 1899 by masters from Tashkent, the eldest son of Satybaldy Ishan Myrza Ishan.

50°10′ N · 65°11′ E

The mausoleum of Satybaldy Ishan is located in Amangeldy aul, Amangeldy district, Kostanay region.The mausoleum was built in 1899 by masters from Tashkent, the eldest son of Satybaldy Ishan Myrza Ishan. A religious monument with two domes and a portal. People call it "Satybaldy ishan tamy" or "Faizolla ishan mazar". Satybaldy Ishan (nickname - Kipchak Ishan) (1826-1898) was a scholar who devoted his entire life to the propagation of religion. He was born in Shoman Karasui village of Kaidauyl volost in Turgai district. As a child he dreamed and said that he was going to study. Although he lost his parents at a young age, thanks to his sister Mugalima, he learned to read from a village mullah and went to Tashkent with the permission of his adopted father Shomak. After a long journey, he experienced many difficulties and hardships and entered a madrasah. Then he was sent to Bukhara to study at Kokiltash madrasah as an enthusiastic student. He studied hard for fourteen years, mastered the Koran, passed the Central Asian Muslim Council with honors and received the title of "Ishan". In 1862, he made a pilgrimage to Mecca-Medina and gained great prestige. His religious knowledge spread to the whole region, including Kazakhstan, to his native Turgai region. Upon hearing this, the ruler of Turgai, Suleimen Tore, invited Satybaldy to the country. Ishan leads the country to morality, builds mosques and madrassas and educates young people in Islam. He was the chief religious leader of the Turgai region. There are many legends about his special qualities. Satybaldy Ishan Gabdullauli taught his compatriots the basics of Islam in his homeland, as well as many of the wisdom he learned while abroad.Satybaldy Ishan had a great contribution to the spread of Islam in the Turgai region, the education of the people in morality, decency, morality, honesty and purity. He was considered a saint after his death. Along with Satybaldy Ishan, his son, the poet Faizolla Satybaldiyuli and his friend Omar Kalpe Tepekuly were buried in this mausoleum.

References: Regional sacred sites of Kazakhstan. –Astana: Foliant, 2017. –285- p; The sacred Kazakhstan, Volume 3 –Astana: 2019. –240 p.