The End of the Steppe Knights Existence or Last Manifestations of the Nomadic Spirit

Abstract

The relevance of this study lies in the lack of a qualitative study of such an important historical phenomenon as the order of knights serı. Steppe knights as the last manifestation of the fighting spirit of the Kazakh people is a wonderful personification of nomadic culture. The real nomads were members of the cavalry order who descended from the famous military aristocracy of the nomads. Their musical and poetic world included in the history of military service and culture is a vivid embodiment of nomadic life. The aim of the paper is to formulate the conventional representation of the cultural and spiritual values of the Kazakh people, making a cultural and philosophical analysis of all manifestations of the nomadic people. During the research, a cultural evaluation was given of some ideological, religious-ethical, and storylines dating back to the era of the Ancient Saks, Huns, and Turkic Khaganate that unfolded in Central Asia in the 18-19th and early 20th centuries, the latest manifestations of free thought, the art of the colonised people, the talent of comrades-in-arms, the ancient art of the Kazakh people that has not lost its characterisation based on folk traditions and religious beliefs. In this study, various methods such as induction, deduction, historical, and cross-analysis were used. The results of the study reveal the exceptional features of the formation and development of nomadic knights and their deep influence on the culture of the peoples of Central Asia, which will be useful for understanding the folk identity of culture, aspects of their origin, and history.