Abakhan

Abakhan (Khakas: Ағбан; Turkish: Abahan; Azerbaijani: Abaxan or آباخان; Uzbek: Abakan; Kyrgyz, Mongolian: Абакан; Russian: Абака́н, Ottoman: آباحان, Tatar: آباكان) is a legendary khan (king) in Turkic mythology. He is also known as Aba Khan, Abakan or Abahan, and is considered to be the ancestor of the Khakass and Abakan peoples.

Myths about Abakhan say that he was a Khakassian warrior whose name means "Bear’s Blood". He jumped into the Abakan river, and thus gave the river and the city of Abakan their names.