Akbuzat

Akbuzat is a Bashkir folk epic. The main character of the epic is the winged horse Akbuzat. The epic Akbuzat is included in the cycle of fairy tales about the Ural Batyr. Folklore of Bashkortostan People: Encyclopedia. Scientific. Collegium: F. A. Nadrshina (chap. Ed.), S. I. Apsatarova, L. A. Afanasyeva, V. Ya. Babenko, F. G. Galieva, M. Kh. Idelbaev, I.E. Karpukhin, T. G. Minnihmetova, I. G. Petrov, R. R. Sadikov, U. G. Saitov (ed.), R. A. Sultangareeva, I.K. Fazlutdinov, G. R. Khusainova;. - Per. in English. Yaz.: LLC "Center for Intercultural Cooperation". -Ufa:  "Bashkir Encyclopedia", 2020. 
Description
In 1910, the epic was recorded by Mukhametsha Burangulov from Gabit-sesen. In 1917, he also recorded the second version of the epic from another teller. 

The epic tells about the structure of the world. This is how people used to imagine the structure of the Earth and space. The epic consists of their prose and poems. The teller tells the prose, and sings the poem. This is such a kind of performance of the epic.

There are many motives, episodes, images in the epic that connect it with the epic "Ural Batyr". In both epics, events take place on the territory of the Ural Mountains.

 Story 
The story is based on the real world. The plot is based on the real world and the dream of a happy future. This epic is a heroic genre. The main theme is the battle for the happiness of people and for right. The character of the epic is Khauban. Khauban in the underwater kingdom is looking for a stolen horse with wings Akbuzat and a diamond sword. He kills the Azhdakha and destroys the underwater kingdom. He frees the winged horse Akbuzat from slavery. The children of the Akbuzat horse still serve people.
He breaks  the owner of the lake into small pieces with a sword. These pieces turn into snakes, frogs and bats. Khauban releases seven people from captivity. They are the founders of the Bashkir clans.

 In modern culture 
Based on the epic, two operas were staged. The 'Steppe' opera in 1931 and the 'Magic Horse' opera in 1942.<refAKBUZAT, opera></ref>opera by Kh.Sh.Zaimov  A children's magazine 'Akbuzat' is published in Bashkortostan.The regional encyclopedic portal "Bashkortostan" (ru)

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Category:Bashkir folklore