Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirghiz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan.

There are several etymological theories on the name "Kyrgyz." First, the name Kyrgyz may mean "forty girls" (кырк + кыз), a reference to the Manas epic unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese on one side and the Muslim expansion on the other. This is symbolized by the yellow sun in the center of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, which has 40 rays referring to forty Kyrgyz tribes. Next, a meaning of "forty tribes" (кырк + ууз) which makes more direct sense. Finally, a meaning with totally different word formulation (кыргыс, adj.), meaning "imperishable", "inextinguishable" or "undying". This version has an obvious popular appreciation. Historical evidence for many conflicts with other peoples also supports this theory.

History

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The homeland of the Kyrgyz was the upper Yenisey river and Sayan mountains of southern Siberia in what is now mordern Khakassia and Tuva. Firstly appeared in Chinese Record Records of the Grand Historian as Gekun or Jiankun (鬲昆 or 隔昆), and was later parts of the Tiele tribes, they were once under the rule or Gokturks and Uyghur. After defeating the Uyghur, the Uyghurs started to migrated to Xinjiang. ^*

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