Great Kurultáj

The Great Kurultáj or briefly Kurultáj is a traditional event of peoples of Central Asian nomadic origins, which takes place in the first week of August in Bugac, Hungary. The aim of this event is to strengthen the unity of the Eurasian steppe-nomadic horse culture and traditions between Hungarians and their cultural relatives, eastern Turkic peoples and Altaic peoples. The first Kurultáj was held in the Torgay Region of Kazakhstan in 2007. The first Kurultáj in Hungary was held in 2008. These events contributed much to the revival of the Altaic self-awareness.[1]

Kurultáj - Nations parade

Kurultáj is a widely attended event for professional horsemen and fans of horse riding. Each Kurultáj holds the parade of horsemen, horse races, traditional horsemen wrestling, and various tournaments. Hungary is the only European nation to have preserved the traditional kokpar game, a strategic team sport for riders.[2]

Background
Main articles: World War I, Treaty of Trianon, and Hungarian Turanism

Editions

[3][4]

  • 2007 in Kazakhstan

By Hungarian Turan Foundation:

  1. 2008
  2. 2013
  3. 2014
  4. 2015
  5. 2016
  6. 2018
  7. 2022 - 12-14 August - 27 nations. participating nations and tribes: Azerbaijani, Avar, Bashkir, Bulgarian, Balkar, Buryat, Chuvash, Gagauz, Kabardino, Karachay, Karakalpak, Kazakh, Madjar tribe of Kazakhstan, Kirghiz, Kumi, Mongolian, Nogai, Uzbek, Madzsar tribe of Uzebekistan, Tatar, Turkish, Tuva, Turkoman, Uyghur, Yakut, Hungarian.

2020 cancelled.

Participating nations and states (47)

13 nations and 33 states from:

  1. Turkic people
  2. Uralic people
  3. Mongolic people
  4. Tungusic people
  5. Caucasian people

Nations:

  1. Asia (7):  Kazakhstan,  Uzbekistan,  Kyrgyzstan,  Turkmenistan,  South Korea,  Japan,  Mongolia
  2. Europe (7):  Azerbaijan,  Turkey,  Hungary,  Estonia,  Finland,  Bulgaria,  Greece

Turkic languages (22)

Uralic languages (11)

Mongolic languages (3)

Northeast Caucasian languages (3)

Indo-European languages (3)

Northwest Caucasian languages (2)

Tungusic languages (2)

Others (2)

2022

Participating nations and tribes is 27:

Azerbaijani, Avar, Bashkir, Bulgarian, Balkar, Buryat, Chuvash, Gagauz, Kabardino, Karachay, Karakalpak, Kazakh, Madjar tribe of Kazakhstan, Kirghiz, Kumi, Mongolian, Nogai, Uzbek, Madzsar tribe of Uzebekistan, Tatar, Turkish, Tuva, Turkoman, Uyghur, Yakut, Hungarian.[3]

9 Country + 18 state

Name

The word ”kurultáj” and its variations in the Turkic languages translates as “meeting of the tribes”. It occurs amongst tribal nations and practically in all the nomadic cultures. Hungarian nomadic tribes also held these meetings, a fact that is mentioned in Byzantine and Arab written sources. At such meetings, important decisions were made, in particular, the leaders of the tribes would meet often to discuss military decisions and strategies.[5]

Events
  • 2008: unknown
  • 2013: 9 to 11 August.[6]
  • 2014: Took place at Bugac in the Southern Great Plain region in Hungary.[7]
  • 2015: Organized by the Hungarian Turan Foundation with contributions from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and named the year's event Ancestors Day. Representatives from the governments of Hungary and Turkey joined the festivities as well.[8]
  • 2016: Took place from 12 to 14 August at Bugac.[9]
  • 2018: unknown
  • 2020: cancelled
  • 2022: culture + music + sports (horse + archery + Guresh)[10]

Medalists:[11]

See also

References
  1. Interview with Imre Laslotsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Kazakhstan: "Exploring own Origins", by Daniyar Kassymov. In: International popular scientific historical magazine "Mangilik El: in the stream of History", registered in the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Certificate No.13768-Zh. Page 13. 02.08.2013.
  2. "KURULTAJ". www.deviantart.com. 29 June 2014.
  3. "Information".
  4. "KURULTAJ 2018 Program – English".
  5. "Information". kurultaj.hu.
  6. Kurultaj Festival delves into Hungarian history in Kyiv Post on August 12, 2013
  7. KURULTAJ – Nomadic Culture and Tribal Traditions in Daily News Hungary on August 14, 2014
  8. Anadolu Agency (August 18, 2015). "Turkey, Hungary jointly commemorate Atilla the Hun". www.dailysabah.com.
  9. "A 2016. évi Kurultaj időpontja: augusztus 12-13-14". kurultaj.hu.
  10. "Information".
  11. "Kurultaj 2022 – Hagyományőrző sportversenyek eredményei".
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