Koshoy

The aged khan of the Katagan and revered patriarch of the older Kyrgyz generation. Central to the Memorial Feast, where he wrestles the Kalmyk giant Joloi for a full day until Manas intervenes; the Koshoy-Korgon fortress in the Naryn region bears his name.

Domains

• war
• wisdom
• wrestling
• elder authority

Relations

• companion: Manas
• rival: Joloi
• companion: Bokmurun

Sources

• A. T. Hatto (ed.), The Memorial Feast for Kökötöy-Khan (Oxford, 1977): Koshoy's day-long wrestling match; Ch. Valikhanov, 'Smert' Kukotay-khana' (1856)