Case file · Apparition / miracle
The White Burkhan appears to Chet and Chugul
In April 1904 the Altai herder Chet Chelpanov and his adopted daughter Chugul saw a rider in white on a white horse who announced the return of the hero Oirot Khan.
1904 CE · 50.85, 84.95 · status: account
The account
Prayer gatherings in the Tereng valley drew thousands and gave rise to Burkhanism (Ak Jang, 'White Faith'), which rejected both shamanic blood sacrifice and Orthodox mission. Russian mobs broke up the meetings; Chet was tried and acquitted in 1906.