KARAS‑SESEN

KARAS‑SESEN is a Bashkir ethnic poet and improviser. The name of K.­s. can be observed in “Karas and Aksha” epic, “Karas and Karakhakal” lore, etc., where he has an image of a brave military officer and wise head of the clan, a great­grandson of Kubagush-sesen. According to “Bashkir batyrs” by G.F. Vildanov (1925), K.­s. was born in Nauruzovo village, Uchalinskiy district, RB. The only sesen’s work preserved until now is an aytysh about Kazakh batyr Aksha, included in “Karas and Aksha” epic.