Editing Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (section)

== Life History and Timeline ==

* 1823 – Born in the present-day Kurmangazy district, Atyrau region.
* 1836-1840 – Abandons herding and fully dedicates himself to music. Travels across the region with kuyshi Uzakh.
* 1830-1840 – Develops as a composer, creating dozens of [[Kui (music)]] (instrumental pieces).
* 1845-1850 – Travels through the Zhem and Sagyz rivers, as well as the Mangystau and Ustyurt regions. Lives among his maternal relatives, Töremurat and Narynbai, in the land of the Aday people.
* 1850 – After returning from Mangystau, he is imprisoned in Orenburg but soon escapes.
* 1857 – Imprisoned in Orda prison on September 26.
* 1857 – Escapes from prison in early November.
* 1857-1860 – Hides in various villages.
* 1860-1863 – Returns to his homeland.
* 1864 – Imprisoned in Orda again for escaping and accused of cattle theft, serving 2 years and 7 months.
* 1868 – Meets journalist N. Savichev.
* 1868 – Imprisoned in [[Orenburg]].
* 1870 – Summoned to [[Astrakhan]] and imprisoned again. There, he meets a Kalmyk named Saranjap and escapes from prison.
* 1882 – Held in [[Krasnoyarsk]] prison.
* 1884 – Seeks help from ruler Makash Bekmukhamedov and receives an “Aq passport” (travel permit).
* 1885-1890 – Moves to Sakhma and composes the kuy ''Demalys'' (Rest).
* 1890-1895 – Lives a peaceful life, hunting and training students.
* 1896 – Passes away in Altynjar, [[Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast|Volodarsky District]], [[Astrakhan Oblast]].