Kerey Han

Kerey Han is attested in sources as one of nine named sons of Erlik (also rendered Erlik Khan or Erlig), the god of death and ruler of the underworld (Tamag) in Turkic mythology. In lists of Erlik's retinue he appears alongside Badis Han, Karas Han, Komur Han, Matir Han, Ingay Han, Temir Han, Ucar Han and Yabas (Yabash) Han; these sons are described as having their own specific duties and as figures who "help shamans who try to descend into Erlik's world." The attestations are primarily in secondary summaries of the animistic heritage of the Eurasian steppes and compilations of Erlik's household, which present Kerey Han as a named subordinate within Erlik's chthonic bureaucracy.

No physical description, iconography, or consistent visual attributes for Kerey Han are recorded in the cited sources. The available material lists his name (with the variant spelling Kirey Han) and functional role among Erlik's sons but does not supply bodily form, clothing, or emblematic features in the cited summaries and compilations.

The sources explicitly associate Kerey Han with sedition and discord, stating that he "sets people against each other"; popular summaries render him as a figure responsible for social strife or "the god of discord." He is also named among Erlik's nine sons who "have their own specific duty" and are said to assist shamans during descents into Erlik's realm. The nature, limits, or mechanisms of that assistance (or interference) are not detailed in the provided texts; the attestations confine him to a role-focused attribution rather than an account of concrete supernatural feats.