Monuments to state and public figures in Aktobe region –
Organization of an excursion around the city of Aktobe –
The monument to Ayteke Bi – in Aktobe was installed in 2008 in front of the city akimat, the monument is cast in bronze, the height is 4.25 meters. Aiteki bi is depicted in full-length, dressed in a Kazakh national robe, which was worn only by biis, his head is decorated with a traditional Kazakh cap made of sable fur, in his hand he holds the text of the law "Zheti Jargy" by Tauke Khan. The sculpture is mounted on a granite pedestal with a height of 4 meters, the total height of the monument is 8.25 meters. The sculptor J. Zhubankosov.
How to get there, visit –
The monument to Aiteki Bi is located in Aktobe at T. Akhtanov Street, in front of the building of the city Akimat, Aktobe region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 50°17'01"N 57°13'48"E
Information –
Ayteke Bi Baibekuly (1644-1700) was a statesman who made a great contribution to strengthening the unity of the Kazakh people. Ayteke was the grandson of the Kokand Khan Akshi (1622-1635), a relative of the Samarkand Emir Bahadur Zhalantos (1622-1656). He was born on the territory of the present village of Kyzylsha in Uzbekistan. From the age of five, he studied literacy with a rural mullah. He received his education at the Ulugbek Madrasah in Samarkand, then at the Sherdor madrasah. He studied religion, law, astronomy, geography, history, and mathematics. He spoke several languages: Arabic, Persian, Chagatai and Uzbek. At the age of twenty-five, he was elected the chief bey of the Younger Zhuz. Aiteke played an important role in the Khan's council in solving state affairs related to foreign and domestic policy. He stood for the unity of the Kazakh people, for the creation of a well-equipped and trained army. Aiteke was one of the organizers of the fight against the Dzungars. In 1684, together with Tauke Khan and biyami Toli, Kazybek, Abiz, Edigey, Miley, Annet Baba and others, they were one of the compilers of the collection of laws "Zheti Zhargy" ("Seven Resolutions"), in which the social and legal norms of Kazakh society were legally enshrined. He was buried in the territory of the present Nuratinsky district in Uzbekistan.
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