WRITTEN MONUMENTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES ABOUT SOME CITIES AND PERSONALITIES OF THE TURKIC COUNTRY

The author of the article aims to reveal the history of some Turkic cities, as well as information about the great personalities who lived in these lands. The conducted research is important for revealing the history of the construction of cities in the territory of modern Kazakhstan, about the activities of great personalities of the Turks. The issue under consideration is new. The article uses information contained in the handwritten heritage and characterized by little study. The main sources were the manuscripts "Majmu'a dar ta'rif-i Saryam", "Manakib-i Zangi-ata wa aurat wa nasab-nama-i Sayyid-ata". For the purposes of comparative analysis, data from other written sources studied by colleagues are used. In the course of the research, the methods of source analysis were used. The composition of the text, the motifs popular in the Muslim world, and the images of saints are considered. The material about the holy shaykhs, their mentoring schools, and their burial sites is not insignificant for research. Using the example of the activities of individuals, the issue of the contribution of the Turkic Shaykhs in the process of spreading the ideas of Islam among the Turkic peoples is revealed. The stories about the contribution of the prophets to the construction of cities are unique, which indicates the widespread occurrence among Turks of narratives about the life of the prophets and saints. In addition, the studied manuscripts tell about the activities of representatives of the Karakhanid dynasty and their relationship with the Samanids.The article was prepared within the framework of fundamental scientific research by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Republic of Kazakhstan «East countries: geopolitical challenges and new prospects for Kazakhstan in historical and modern dimensions» (Grant No. BR 20281006)