What And Where Is 'Bilestan?' The Comment Trend About 'Bilestani' And 'Moghdari' People Explained

An Instagram meme page has slowly been creating a fictionalized history of a made-up country named "Bilestan," and its followers have taken it upon themselves to share the good word with the world. Instagram page @Bileboye can be classified as part of a tradition of hood irony posting on the platform, which typically satirizes "gangsta" imagery and plays on memes shared amongst Black Americans.

If you've seen a comment about Bilestan, or their sworn enemies, the Moghdari people, and are confused about what it means, here's a recap of how the overly verbose meme evolved over the years.

Where Did Jokes About 'Bilestan' Originate?

The Instagram meme page @bileboye began posting in late November 2021, but the comment trend regarding "bile" things appears to have started with the followers of the page. A comment on a @bileboye post from January 2022 shows a follower saying, "Bile motorsports," which is the earliest known instance of someone making a bile-related comment.

The trend of people posting "bile X" style comments continued on @bileboye's page in 2022, with the Instagram page making its first meme acknowledging the idea of "Bilestani" culture in May 2022. This appears to be the first instance of the term "Bilestan" or "Bilestani" appearing on the internet.

The trend of people posting "bile X" style comments continued on @bileboye's page in 2022, with the Instagram page making its first meme acknowledging the idea of "Bilestani" culture in May 2022. This appears to be the first instance of the term "Bilestan" or "Bilestani" appearing on the internet. The account also introduced the "Moghdari" people as a concept in May 2022, later going on to pitch them as a rival civilization that is the sworn enemy of the Bilestani state.

What Do Memes About Bilestan Look Like?

Memes about Bilestan generally take the form of finding a surreal or bizarre image and proposing that it is sourced from the country of Bilestan. One example of such a meme is an AI-generated image of an Egyptian-looking Hotep scene, captioned as "IMAGINE what we have been if we wasn't interrupted." A comment on the post read, "Isn't this just Bilestan? This already happened."

An example of a comment regarding the "Moghdari" people can be seen below, with someone calling an image of a man in a suit the "perfect example of the consequences of inbreeding" Moghdary royalty.

What Are Some More Memes About Bilestan And Moghdar?

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For the full history of Bilestan and @Bileboye, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.