Dzhangar

A pearl of Kalmyk folklore—“Jangar”—an epic tale about the land of happiness and prosperity, Bumbe, and the deeds of its mighty heroes. Filled with the spirit of heroism and patriotism, the epic is, in terms of its artistic merits, among the best examples of oral-poetic creativity. The heroic epic “Jangar” was formed over many centuries. Scholars disagree on the date of its creation: some researchers place it in the 13th–14th centuries. Another group believes the epic was created in the 17th–18th centuries. The history of studying the epic spans 200 years.