KEIKІ BATYR
Azan shaқyrylғan shyn aty - Nұrmaғambet. Keıki Jylanshyқ bolysynyң alpaýyty R.Shashambaıұlynyң malyn қoryp, dұshpandaryna attandyratyn jigiti bolғan. Jastaıynan aңshy, mergendigimen, өjettigimen aımaққa tanylғan. Onyң құralaıdy kөzge atқan mergendigine saı el aýyzynda «Amangeldiniң kөzi mergen, Keıkiniң қoly mergen» degen sıpattama saқtalғan.
Keıki Kөkembaıұly Reseı patshasynyң 1916 jylғy maýsym jarlyғy sebep bolғan (el aýzynda «ııýn jarlyғy» dep atalady) Torғaı қazaқtarynyң ұlt-azattyқ kөterilisine alғashқy kүnderinen belsene aralasyp, sol kөterilisti ұıymdastyrýshylardyң biri boldy. Kөterilisshilerdiң negizgi қarýly kүshi - mergender jasaғyn basқarғan. Kөterilis shtabynyң eң қaýipti tapsyrmalaryn oryndap, jıi-jıi barlaýғa shyғyp tұrғan. Kүıik қopasyndaғy soғysta, Torғaı қalasyn қorshaý kezinde jәne patshanyң jazalaýshy otrıadtaryna қarsy soңғy ұrys - Doғal shaıқasynda erekshe erlik kөrsetti.
Keıkini kөrgen, keshegi қıyn kezde soңyna ergen adamdar onyң өlimnen қoryқpaıtyn өjettigin, kөzdegenin құr jibermeıtin mergendigin jyr қylyp aıtady eken. 1919 jyly 18 mamyrda Torғaı oıazdyқ soғys komıssary, halyқ batyry Amangeldi Imanov өltirilgennen keıin Keıki batyr қýғynғa ұshyraıdy. Bұl sүrgin Torғaıda Keңes өkimeti ornaғannan keıin de tolastamaıdy. Biraz jyl Ұlytaý, Қyzylқұm jaғynda boı tasalaıdy. Aқyry, 1923 jyldyң kөkteminde arnaıy tapsyrmamen өzin aldap қolғa tүsirýge kelgen komıssar A.Tokarevtiң sөzine senip Torғaıғa oralғan Keıki jolda onyң shyn nıetin sezip қalyp, Aleksandr Tokarevti sol jerde atyp tastaıdy. Biraқ Keıkiniң izine tүsip, artynan alystan aңdyp erip kele jatқan қyzyl әskerdiң soldattary, ony sol kүni tүnde jatқan jerinde қorshap alyp, aıýandyқpen өltiredi. Olar mergenniң eki қoly men basyn kesip alady. Keıki batyrdyң basyn bir aı boıy Torғaı қalasynyң ortalyқ alaңyna syryққa shanshyp қoıady. Keıin mergenniң bas sүıegin Orynborғa jөneltedi, al 1926 jyly respýblıka astanasy Қyzylordaғa kөshýine baılanysty, Sankt-Peterborғa alyp ketken. Ol қazir Sankt-Peterbordaғy antropologııalyқ қordyң kýnstkamerasynda saқtaýly.
Keıki batyrdyң әdebıettegi beınesi Ғabıt Mүsirepovtiң «Amangeldi» pesasynda Kete batyr bolyp beınelenedi. Maқan Jұmaғұlovtyң «Қyran қazasy қııada» kitabynda jұmbaқtalyp aıtylady. Keıkiniң қarasөzde jasalғan kөrkem beınesi Aқan Nұrmanovtyң «Құlannyң ajaly» atty romany edi. Alaıda keңes zamanynda shyққan onda da aty anyқ aıtylmaғan. Keıki beınesi өz atymen anyқ aıtylyp, қanyқ boıaý deregimen tүgeldenip shyққan shyғarma Serik Tұrғynbekұlynyң «Keıki batyr» tarıhı dastany (Almaty, «Bilim», 2001).
Keıki batyr Kөkembaıұlynyң ұrpaқtary Қostanaı oblysynyң Amangeldi aýdanyndaғy Aқtas, Tasty eldi mekenderinde tұrady. 1996 jyly Keıki batyrdyң 125 jyl tolýyna baılanysty as berilip, eskertkish ornatyldy.
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