Tulpar / ; ba, Толпар, ; tt-Cyrl, Тулпар, ; ky, Тулпар; tr, Tulpar; uz, Tulpor / ; ug, تۇلپار is a winged or swift horse in
Turkic mythology (for example,
Kazakh
Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kazakhstan
*Kazakhs, an ethnic group
*Kazakh language
*The Kazakh Khanate
* Kazakh cuisine
* Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan
*Qazax, Azerbaijan
*Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...
and
Tatar mythology), similar to
Pegasus
Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...
. Tulpar is also in state emblems of
Kazakhstan and
Bashkortostan.
Tulpar came to be due to the hunting lifestyle of the people of
Central Asia. The people hunted with horses, with the company of a bird of prey. These two animals, with the human imagination, formed into one creating the winged horse known as Tulpar.
This mythical creature has also been used as state symbols of
Kazakhstan, the emblem of which is decorated with two golden Tulpars, the top of a yurt (the
yurt is a traditional tent where the Kazakhs lived) and the sun rays. The blue background represents the sky where the Tulpars run.
Tulpar is the legendary horse that appears in culture of Turkic-speaking nations (Turks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, etc.).
The association of a bird with a horse can also be changed to that of a
sight hound. A picture of a sight hound coming together with a picture of a legendary horse allowed for the word Tulpar to form, which is the kennel name.
The wings were not necessarily for flight but to emphasize their speed. These horses shared their lives with their masters.
See also
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Buraq
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Tulpar (IFV)
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Wind horse, a similar equine in Tibetan mythology
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Pegasus
Pegasus ( grc-gre, Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; la, Pegasus, Pegasos) is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as hor ...
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Emblem of Mongolia
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Emblem of Kazakhstan
, supporters = Tulpar
, compartment =
, motto = QAZAQSTAN
, orders =
, other_elements =
, use = The Cyrillic-text version used between 1992 and 2018
, image2=Emblem of Kazakhstan.svg, image2_capti ...
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Coat of arms of Bashkortostan
Bibliography
* Rémy Dor, Contes Kirghiz de la steppe et de la montagne, Publications orientalistes de France, 1983, 166 p. ()
* Gilles Veinstein, Les Ottomans et la mort, vol. 9 de Ottoman Empire and its heritage, BRILL, 1996, 324 p. ()
* Hervé Beaumont, Asie centrale: Le guide des civilisations de la route de la soie, Éditions Marcus, 2008, 634 p. ()
Notes
References
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External links
Статья «Тулпар» в ''Энциклопедии Башкортостана''
Turkic legendary creatures
Horses in mythology
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