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Çayzan” as a Managerial Title in Khakassian Folk
Narratives within the Context of Folklore and History
Erhan Aktaş
Kırklareli University, Turkey
The Khakas known as Yenisey Kyrgyz in Orkhon scripts are one of the Turkic
peoples in the Altai-Sayan region as written in Orkhon scripts which states that
The Khakas continued their existence with several transliteration samples of
Chinese annuals since the Hun period, and some materials composing stone
literature known as Yenisey Scripts are thought to have been left by them by
considering the location where artifacts were left. Until the first half of 9th
century, Yenisey Kyrgyz such as the Hun, 1st and 2nd Turkic Khaganate and
Uyghur Khaganate in which federative political structures were seen ruled over
the region of Otuken including divinity in a political and religious sense for
Turks from the year 840. The political structure of these Turkic peoples who
came under the Mongols’ domination with the 13th century later entered into the
Russian domination with different regimes and is still under this domination.
The term “çayzaŋ/sayzan/zaysan/çeyzen” which is a subject of this study is a
managerial title borrowed from Chinese language and is a Khakas transcription
of the word zǎixiàng ( 宰相). Çayzan which is one of titles in early Kyrgyz
political structure is an uncommon expression in the studies on of old Turkic
state system. In addition, it has of great importance to indicate sociopolitical
aspect of Kyrgyz-Chinese relations, which would be distinctively touched upon
in the article. This situation forms the political historical aspect of the paper.
In parallel with this situation the Yenisey Kyrgyz/Khakas who had a rich and
mobile historical process also had an oral culture and folk literature including
a large corpus. Especially the epic type named as‘alıptığ nımah’, ‘matırlardıŋ
istoriya kip-çoohtarı’ corresponding to the epic type on historical characters
and other epic types are important as they include reflections of social and
political life and the relevant term appeared in the works of oral literature. In
this manner, the study aims to explain the role of this term in Turkish language
and old Turkic political history. Finally, the context-based use of the term within
the context of Khakas oral literary works would be exemplified by means of
scripts by considering similarities and/or differences in the world of substances.
Narratives within the Context of Folklore and History
Erhan Aktaş
Kırklareli University, Turkey
The Khakas known as Yenisey Kyrgyz in Orkhon scripts are one of the Turkic
peoples in the Altai-Sayan region as written in Orkhon scripts which states that
The Khakas continued their existence with several transliteration samples of
Chinese annuals since the Hun period, and some materials composing stone
literature known as Yenisey Scripts are thought to have been left by them by
considering the location where artifacts were left. Until the first half of 9th
century, Yenisey Kyrgyz such as the Hun, 1st and 2nd Turkic Khaganate and
Uyghur Khaganate in which federative political structures were seen ruled over
the region of Otuken including divinity in a political and religious sense for
Turks from the year 840. The political structure of these Turkic peoples who
came under the Mongols’ domination with the 13th century later entered into the
Russian domination with different regimes and is still under this domination.
The term “çayzaŋ/sayzan/zaysan/çeyzen” which is a subject of this study is a
managerial title borrowed from Chinese language and is a Khakas transcription
of the word zǎixiàng ( 宰相). Çayzan which is one of titles in early Kyrgyz
political structure is an uncommon expression in the studies on of old Turkic
state system. In addition, it has of great importance to indicate sociopolitical
aspect of Kyrgyz-Chinese relations, which would be distinctively touched upon
in the article. This situation forms the political historical aspect of the paper.
In parallel with this situation the Yenisey Kyrgyz/Khakas who had a rich and
mobile historical process also had an oral culture and folk literature including
a large corpus. Especially the epic type named as‘alıptığ nımah’, ‘matırlardıŋ
istoriya kip-çoohtarı’ corresponding to the epic type on historical characters
and other epic types are important as they include reflections of social and
political life and the relevant term appeared in the works of oral literature. In
this manner, the study aims to explain the role of this term in Turkish language
and old Turkic political history. Finally, the context-based use of the term within
the context of Khakas oral literary works would be exemplified by means of
scripts by considering similarities and/or differences in the world of substances.
