ZHETES BI KYSTAUBAIULY

ZHETES BI KYSTAUBAIULY (1828-1914) – a bi, orator from the Shekty tribe of the Small zhuz. He was known as the fair and clever bi.

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He was born in Kyzylorda oblast. From the childhood the future bi solved different intertribal arguments. At that time the Kazakhs had not an institute of judgment and a role of the national judges was very important. Zhetes bi followed the so-called steppe constitution ?Zhety zhargy?. He was named ?Tildi bi? (?Eloquent bi?) for his oratory. He was mentioned in K.Salgarin?s ?Kombe?, S.Tolybekov?s ?Kazakh shezhiresi? and in an album ?El auzynan?. A village in Kyzylorda oblast and streets in Aralsk, Aktobe, Kyzylorda and etc. are named after Zhetes bi. Reference: Kazakhstan, National encyclopedia, vol.2