Ajybay

One of the named forty companions, singled out in the muster of Manas's army to lead a division. Tradition makes him a speaker of many tongues, useful as an envoy — the diplomatic arm of the warband.

Domains

• war
• diplomacy

Relations

• companion: Manas

Sources

• W. Radloff, Proben V (1885), Manas dividing his host under named captains; A. T. Hatto, The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy-Khan (Oxford, 1977)