Togolok Moldo
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Born
10 June 1860
Байымбет Абдырахман уулу (Bayymbet Abdyrahman uulu)
10 June 1860
Died4 January 1942 (aged 81)
Naryn, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet, Manaschi, writer
GenreEpic poetry, Satire, Folklore
Togolok Moldo | |
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Togolok Moldo in the 1930s. | |
| Born | Байымбет Абдырахман уулу (Bayymbet Abdyrahman uulu) 10 June 1860 |
| Died | 4 January 1942 (aged 81) Naryn, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Poet, Manaschi, writer |
| Genre | Epic poetry, Satire, Folklore |
| Literary movement | Kyrgyz Enlightenment / Oral Tradition |
| Notable works | Epic of Manas |
Togolok Moldo (Kyrgyz: Тоголок Молдо; real name: Байымбет Абдырахман уулу, Bayymbet Abdyrahman uulu; 10 June 1860 – 4 January 1942) was a Kyrgyz poet, Manaschi and folk song writer. Born in the village Kurtka in what is now the Ak-Talaa District, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Togolok Moldo by his audiences – "togolok" means round-faced, "moldo" means an educated person. He is buried near the village of about 3,000 persons named for him in Ak-Talaa district.
A 'Semetey', totalling around 2050 lines, was collected from him by Kayum Miftakov in 1922.[2] His later self-transcribed version of Manas was published in 2013.[3] A manuscript of a sanjira (genealogy) was edited and published in 2009.[4]
