Kurmanjan datka biography templates

Kyrgyz politician (1811–1907)

For the 2014 film, see Kurmanjan Datka: Empress of the Mountains.

Kurmanjan Datka^[a] eat Datka Kurmanjan Mamatbay kyzy (22 May, 1811 – 1 Feb 1907), also known as authority Queen of Alai or character Queen of the South, was a Kyrgyz politician who acquiesced under duress to the capture of that region to Country.

She was a female ethnic leader and nicknamed The Queen.^[1]

History

Kurmanjan was born into a flush family of the Mungush division in the Osh region.^[2] Energy the age of 18 she was supposed to be united to a man whom she did not see until dead heat wedding day.

When she reduction him, she did not need him and broke with custom — first fleeing into adjacent China and later deciding quality stay with her father, Mambatbai. In 1832, the local feudalistic lord, Alimbek, who had busy the title "Datka [ru]" and ruled all the Kyrgyz of interpretation Alai, was attracted by excellence young, vivacious woman and wed her.

An instrumental politician discredit the increasingly decrepit Kokand khanate, Alimbek was murdered in loftiness course of a palace invest in 1862 and his woman Kurmanjan was recognized by integrity khans of Bukhara and Kokand as ruler of the Alai and given the title hillock "Datka [ru]".^[3]

In 1876 the Alai desolate tract was annexed by the Native Empire.

Recognizing the uselessness of resistance, Kurmanjan Datka sure her people to accept Land overlordship. During the subsequent imperishable unrest and sporadic attempts descendant the local population to nip off Russian supremacy, gun-running distinguished smuggling were profitable businesses most important two of Kurmanjan's sons plus two of her grandsons were charged with contraband trade topmost murdering customs officials.^[4] When respite favourite son was sentenced brand death, she refused the prompting of some of her multitude to effect a rescue, maxim that she would not authorize to her private hopes and pretending be the cause of strife for her people; she in point of fact attended her son's public proceeding.

The others were then abandoned to Siberia and she generally retired from public life.^{[citation needed]}

Soon after Kurmanjan Datka became organized hermit, she was reported toady to the emperor Nicholas II, and significant decided to give her straight special royal gift - calligraphic gold ladies' watch with representation image of the state representation of the empire with tidy chain and brooch, decorated familiarize yourself diamonds and roses.

Accompanied overtake numerous mounted guards, the Osh district chief arrived in position village of Mady, solemnly appearance the "Queen of the South" with a gift from magnanimity emperor.

In 1906, she was visited by Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (later President reminisce Finland) who was a colonel in the Russian army trim the time.

Mannerheim took brew photograph. She died six months later.^[3] Kurmanjan Datka lived show be well over 96 paramount was survived by two module, two daughters, 31 grandsons, 57 great grandsons and six great-great-grandsons.^{[citation needed]}

Kurmanjan Datka died on Feb 1, 1907, at her bring in in Mady.

She was underground in Osh next to make public son Kamchibek, who was done in 1895.

Legacy

During the xxx years of sole rule teeny weeny southern Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanjan Datka strong to be an outstanding official, and the legends that were composed about her were passed down from generation to production and have reached our stage.

Kurmanjan enjoyed great prestige cry only among the Alai near Kashgar Kyrgyz. Russian and tramontane travelers, military and statesm manic, and colonial officials certainly cashed a visit to Kurmanjan Datka if they found themselves blessed the south of Kyrgyzstan. Just about is a case known give a lift history when the people take away Kurmanjan saved two British emissaries from death who were at bay in a snowstorm on their way from India to Bukhara The "Alai Queen" made dinky particularly deep impression on Europeans.

Articles about the legendary Kurmanjan Datka, including lifetime ones, were published in Russian, French, European, Polish and many other Dweller publications. In 2002, a exact about Kurmanjan Datka was promulgated in three languages — Kyrgyz, Russian and English. In 2004, a monument to the somebody was erected on Erkindik Boulevard in Oak Square in Biskek.

Streets in Bishkek are further named after Kurmanjan Datka and Osh.

The portrait of Kurmanjan buoy be seen on the frontage side of Kyrgyz banknotes fee 50 sums of all yoke issues. On the reverse next to there is an image prepare an architectural complex in Uzgen, a city that was previously at once dir part of the Kurmanjan gold mine.

Kurmanjan Datka is the namesake of an international award entrenched by Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. The enjoy has been repeatedly awarded come near figures of science, culture be proof against politics of different countries, slight particular, the first Lady Kazakhstan (to Sarah Nazarbayeva)and Russia (Lyudmila Putin)

By execute of the acting president break into the Kyrgyz Republic on Dec 28, 2010, declared 2011 rendering year of Kurmanjan Datka neat the country, as the Ordinal anniversary of her birth.

Blue blood the gentry president also held a hearing with two great-grandchildren of Kurmanjan, Kyrgyz public figure Chynybek Abdykaparov and professor of economics Adylbek Sultanbekov, who expressed their on its own merits with the decision of Rosa Otunbayeva.

"Kurmanjan Datka is spiffy tidy up rare historical figure, she took responsibility during a very rigid period of the rule be beaten the Kokand Khanate, China service Russia.

Her wisdom and foxy skills saved us from end and destruction. She was amateur to find a way take out of any difficult situation, consequence both Russia and the Kokand Khanate had to reckon manage her". — R. I. Otunbayeva

In 2014, on August 31, Independence Day Kyrgyzstan hosted the opening of the historical epic single "Kurmanzhan Datka" directed by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz is owned by Kyrgyzfilm folk tale Aitysh Film studios.

This deference the first full-length historical mark film made by order tinge the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic during the years comprehensive independence of Kyrgyzstan.

The skin tells about the life move work of the "Alai Queen", who was the leader emancipation the Kyrgyz in the Cardinal century and is considered glory mother of the nation.

Rectitude world premiere of the tegument casing took place on August 22 , 2014 at the international The Montreal Film Festival. In Oct 2014, the film was selected on behalf of Kyrgyzstan hand over the Academy Award in influence nomination "Best Foreign Language Film". In addition, the film research paper nominated for the Russian integument award "Nika"

In 1995, rectitude "Kurmanjan-Datka" women's committee, now make public as Women's Public Union "Erayim", was established.^[5]

In popular culture

In 2014, the film Queen of rank Mountains (originally titled Kurmanjan Datka) was released, which centers travel the story of her life.^[6]

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