Introduction. Before you start a tour in Kyrgyzstan car rent we would like to give you a short introduction of the history of Kyrgyzstan. The history is said to be rich and interesting, it covers various layers of the people and the tribes. We would like to note the fact that the Kyrgyz people were making tours along the mountains and were living the nomadic way of life. They were doing it for the aim of not hurting the natural life. They didn't build any castles and towns. All the information was going in the oral way from generation to generation. Starting to travel in Kyrgyzstan rent a car you will notice the fact that the history of the Kyrgyz people is estimated to be about 2000 years old as it started since 201BC according to the Chinese notes. For your convenience we have decided to outline main periods of the Kyrgyz history:
Prehistory (1 million years ago - 1 000 BC). During tours in Kyrgyzstan you will find out that the prehistory is said to be the period of 1 million years ago - 1 000 BC. It is the time of the development of cultural life of the Kyrgyz people. During the tour you have an opportunity to travel to the famous Rock Art Gallery in Cholpon Ata. Being in a tour along this place you will surely notice images of 2000 kinds depicting various animals, everyday activities and various significant events.
Ancient History (1 000 BC - 300 AD). The period of the ancient history is known as 1 000 BC - 300 AD. In the course of tours in Kyrgyzstan you will find out that there were actually five tribes with the Kyrgyz being of them who were conquering the Hunnu. At the same time it should be noted that the information about the Kyrgyz was seen in various documents of the Chinese. So in the 1st century BC in the Chinese chronicle Han-shu (History of Han) the historian Ban Gu gave the notes about the Kyrgyz. Then he identified that the state was located in the modern territory of the Eastern Turkestan. In other notes of historian Sima Tan the Kyrgyz are one of the five tribes.
Turkic Era (500-1200). The time of the Turkiс Era is known as the period of 500-1200. Starting to travel in Kyrgyzstan you are given the opportunities of witnessing the information of the time when the people were migrating from the Alai mountains to the mountains of the country where you can travel nowadays. It was the time when the people were of the Turkic tribes. In the course of the tour in Kyrgyzstan you will be able to find out that the Kyrgyz Kaganate started to exist in the 7th century and before this time there is no any mentioning of the Kyrgyz people. In the course of a tour guests who travel in Kyrgyzstan will find out that that period was the one when Barsbek ajo ruled. The territories of the Kyrgyz Kaganate were as follows: from the Irtysh River in the west to the Big Khingan range in the east, from the Angara and Selenga Rivers in the north to the Gobi Desert in the south.
The Mongol Rule (1200-1400). The period of 1200-1400 is known as the Mongol Rule. Starting to travel in Kyrgyzstan nowadays we would like to identify the period of the Mongol Rule as the time of the Mongols trying to get the territories of the developed empire. They managed to destroy it. Genghiz Khan starts to rule the Kyrgyz in 1207. In 12-15th centuries people started to get the religion of the Turkic and Persian people - Islam. Though there were and still are the people who stick to shamanistic traditions.
Kyrgyz consolidation (1400-1800). The time of 1400-1800 is known as the Kyrgyz Consolidation when the people were moving from Siberia to the present territories of the country. Travel in Kyrgyzstan and the people will tell you more about the fact of the Kyrgyz people trying to organize the only system of the Kyrgyz tribes with the only economic system. But they managed to organize the only one system with various tribes.
Russian Colonization (1770-1917). The period of 1770-1917 is seen as the time of the Russian Colonization. In the course of the tour you will find out about the time when the north of the country was suffering from threats. These threats were of China, Kokand and Kazakhs along with inner tribes. In the course of this period the people were looking for help from the Russian Empire. The south was against and it was taken by force as the north was looking for help. In the result the colonization brought the settlement of the agriculture economy.
Soviet Rule (1917-1991). The period of 1917-1991 is identified as the time when the Bolsheviks came and destroyed the developed cultural and economic life of the Russian Empire. In the course of the tour which you have an opportunity to travel in Kyrgyzstan you will find out that there started the development of cultural life and educational life, painting and cinema, theater. This period gave the beginning to the development and establishment of republic. Still there were difficulties - it was prohibited to believe in something, to believe in God and those who did were killed.
Independent Kyrgyzstan (since 1991). Since 1991 the country is named as the independent Kyrgyzstan. Staring to travel in country you will be given various facts. Now we would like to let you know more about the time of the independency which came after the decay of the Soviet Union. In 1992 the country started to be the member of the UN. In 1993 they got the Constitution. But this period in the beginning was not bright as it was the time of decay, the time of instability. In 2005 and 2010 there were revolutions when the people were trying to make presidents to resign. There were masses of innocent people killed. For now it is pleasant to travel in Kyrgyzstan and we are glad to give you the opportunities of witnessing the beauties of the country on rented cars.