The article considers the plot of the Songs about how the glorifi ed Ulan Shovshur khan of the mangasses of the Ferocious Shara Gyurgyu (Dogshn Shar Gyurgyu mangһs haag duut Ulan Shovshur derәtsyulgsn belg) of the Maloderbetovsky cycle of the Kalmyk heroic epic Jangar, recorded in 1862. The study of the plot composition of the song belonging to one of the earliest recorded cycles of the epic Jangar seems relevant in the light of its insuffi cient study.

   The aim of the work was to examine the plot of one of the archaic songs Jangar using the descriptive and comparative methods.

   After studying the text, we came to the conclusion that the plot of the Song of how the famous Ulan Shovshur khan of the mangas conquered the Fierce Shara Gyurgyu consist of a sequence of individual complete episodes, each full of drama, tension, and dynamics, all aimed at revealing the main idea of the epic. The complex of motifs, interconnected with each other, forms a plot built on the conflict, conditioned by the onset, culmination, and denouement. The conflict situation determines the choice (self-selection) of the hero to send him on a military campaign; then the hero, overcoming the obstacles encountered along the way, enters into single combat with the enemy, but suffers a temporary defeat. The further development of the plot introduces new characters – a heroic squad, which hurries to help the hero. Together with the heroes who have arrived, the hero realizes both his destiny and the destiny of his horse and sacred weapon – a spear, he defeats the antagonist, returns the Bumbai people and revives Bumba, thereby restoring world harmony and returning listeners to the starting point – a feast in the Jangar palace.