Unique exhibition in Almaty sheds light on Golden Horde heritage

A Kazinform news Agency photojournalist captured the essence of unique artifacts featured at the exhibition.

The main goal of the exhibition is to promote Kazakhstan as a successor of the great Golden Horde empire (Ulus of Jochi) and state that preserve the rich cultural and historical heritage of that period in Kazakhstan and the international arena.

“I believe the Golden Horde epoch is the period that brought the culture of Turkic people to the international level. We actively promote this historical and cultural heritage. Last year an exhibition dated to the 800^th anniversary of the Ulus of Jochi took place in Astana. then it was held in Zhezkazgan. Now it is taking place in Almaty,” acting director of the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan Galiya Temirton said.

The exhibition features the unique artifacts from the archeological collections of the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan, the Ulytau National Historical and Cultural and Nature Museum Reserve and Saraishyq State Historical and Cultural Reserve Museum.

All the exponents are divided into three complexes.

The first displays the medieval archeological collections – artifacts of the XIII-XIV centuries that reflect the culture and life of the Kazakh people of the Golden Horde. These precious findings from the archeological collection of the Central Museum were unearthed during exhibitions or discovered by accident at ancient settlements. They reveal a unique insight into the versatility and diversity of cultural traditions of nomadic and urban civilizations of that time.

The second showcases the collection of the Margulan Ulytau National Historical and Cultural and Nature Museum Reserve found during an archeological expedition held in 1991, 1997-1998.

The third features the small palace of the Jochi Ulus, an economic, religious, and spiritual center. Various fragments of glazed ceramics, metalwork and jewelry, household items, and others were unearthed in the territory of the city of Saraishyq.

Roundtable discussions themed Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Golden Horde: Preservation, restoration and research was held as part of the exhibition.

As written before, a book-album ‘Jochi Khan. The Ruler of the Great Ulus’ by famous Kazakhstani journalist and author of documentary films Maiya Bekbayeva was presented in Almaty last November.