Qorajon
Uzbek · mortal · Uzbek traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Qorajon is the great Kalmyk champion (pahlavan) of the Alpomish dastan who, encountering the hero on his bride-winning expedition, is turned from opponent into devoted friend and sworn brother. He becomes Alpomish's principal ally in Kalmyk country, tending the tulpar Boychibor through the perilous horse-race and standing by the hero against the other suitors. The friend-from-the-enemy-camp is a recurrent structural figure of Turkic heroic epic, and Qorajon is its classic Uzbek embodiment.
Domains
- war combat
Powers
- turn from enemy into sworn brother
- ride the tulpar to victory
Relations
- companion: AlpomishReichl, Karl. Das usbekische Heldenepos Alpomish. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2001. (primary)
- ally: AlpomishReichl, Karl. Turkic Oral Epic Poetry. New York: Garland, 1992. (secondary)
Sources
- Qorajon is a Kalmyk pahlavan of the Alpomish epic who converts from adversary to Alpomish's sworn companion and helper in the bride-winning contests.: Reichl, Karl. Das usbekische Heldenepos Alpomish. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2001. (primary); Reichl, Karl. Turkic Oral Epic Poetry. New York: Garland, 1992. (secondary)