Zhoshy Khan

«You’ll live each day in fear, wondering when fangs will sink into your throat... In trying to shape everything into a single mould, might the Turkic child be swallowed whole and stripped of his essence? Many hands can conquer, deep waters can drown... But then, what will become of the ancestral hearth of the Turkic people? Who will safeguard it? Time will pass, generations will come in waves… And what will they say of us? Will they offer gratitude - or curses?»

Zhoshy Khan - the eldest son of Genghis Khan - was the ruler who founded the ZhoshyUlus in the very heart of the Great Steppe, the sacred land of Ulytau. A noble leader who dreamed of uniting the Turkic people under one banner, he sought peace and unity for the nation that followed him.

After Genghis Khan, it was Zhoshy who brought the Turkic bloodline together under a single yurt, who ensured they shared from one cauldron, and bound their fate to one stake. His life is a testament to nationhood, a reflection of cultural roots, and a symbol of unity in the steppe.