Kyzylorda region is located about 30 km from the center of Zhanakorgan district. Tulegetai Baba - a descendant of Kuchilik Khan. It is believed that he lived in the beginning of the XIII century.When the Naimans were divided, Tulegetai was sent to the Uzgen-Turkestan region. Tulegetay and Kylyshty, who used to know each other's names in absentia, visit each other and respect each other. Tulegetay baba was a hero of his time, a figure who cared of the country`s destiny and thought about unity. In the Kazakh steppes Tulegetay batyr ruled the Naimans, who formed a separate ulys.The first person to write about Tolegetai Baba was Mukhametzhan Tynyshbayev, known to the peoples of Central Asia, who was the Prime Minister of the Turkestan Autonomy in the first years of the October Revolution. He said: “Tolegetai Suinishuli is a historical figure who lived in the XV century. Granddaughter of Naiman (from Naiman - Belgibai, from him - Suyunish, from him - Tolegetai). Tolegetai Baba was a hero of his time, a man who cared about the unity of the country”, - he said.According to popular legend, Kylyshty Ata was a saint with special qualities. Kylyshty Ata's father Kamaladdin came from Mecca and married the daughter of Ilgimagzum, a descendant of Abubakir Sydyk, the king of Kirzhent. Shortly afterwards, he returned to Mecca. When he grew up, the sword and the white horse came down from the sky and stood against 1001 plagues. When they came to the bis, the sword shone in the sunlight, and the fly that landed on the sword's face split in two. It means, “Anyone who is not honest can write like that”. From then on he became known as Kylyshty Ata. Kylyshty Ata is written in the books “Babyrnama”, Kamilkan Kattaev's “Makhdumi Agzam and Dagbed”, Sharafiddin Ali Azdi's “Zafarnama” about the life of Timur.
Reference: Kazakhstan sacred objects
of whole national importance. – Astana: Foliant, 2017. – 203-205 pp.
