Аннотации:
The city of Syganak was recognized as one of the major political centers in the middle
reaches of Syrdarya in the 11th and 16th centuries. The city was one of the main centers of the
Kypchak Khanate, the White Horde, the Abulkhair Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate. For
this reason, the rulers of the above-mentioned khanates, famous personalities were buried
near the city. The huge mausoleums were built for demand the city became one of the sacred and spiritual centers. The mausoleum – a monument of architecture, built on a grave or
cemetery. The mausoleums were considered as the afterlife home of the deceased. According
to the constructions of the mausoleum it is possible to determine the social level of people,
buried in the mausoleum or to which class they belong. The identifi ed burial grounds and the
found objects allow to determine the status, level of social development, worldview, lifestyle,
traditions, religious beliefs, funeral rite and social relations of ancient people. The authors
set the goal to study, analyze and introduce into scientifi c discourse the mausoleums №6 and
№7, discovered during archaeological excavations in the medieval city of Syganak in 2022.
In addition, the authors consider it is important to determine the history of the creation and
development of mausoleums. Basing on the results of archaeological research, conducted
in the city of Syganak in 2022, the absolute chronology of the mausoleums was determined
using the analysis C14, similarities and differences with the same type of mausoleums in
neighboring regions were discussed, scientifi c observations were carried out.
