ETHNO-HISTORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE TATARS IN MEDIEVAL ARMENIAN SOURCES: CONTEXTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Research objectives: This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of the term “Tatars” and its perception in the medieval Armenian ethnopolitical milieu. Within the framework of this objective, a vast variety of issues arise which have to be investigated using different methods of histori...
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| Language: | English |
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Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of History
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Золотоордынское обозрение |
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| Online Access: | https://goldhorde.ru/en/stati2025-2-4/ |
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| Summary: | Research objectives: This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of the term “Tatars” and its perception in the medieval Armenian ethnopolitical milieu. Within the framework of this objective, a vast variety of issues arise which have to be investigated using different methods of historical research. Particularly, the following questions are under consideration: the perception of the term “Tatar” itself; the first acquaintance with the Tatars; the perceptions regarding their genealogical origins; the problem of identification and differentiation of Tatars; manifestations of the Tatar phenomenon in the adaptation of everyday life of late medieval realities.
Research materials: These issues have been examined based on medieval Armenian sources – historical works and chronicles of Armenian authors of the 13th–15th centuries, who were the contemporaries of the events described. The information of Armenian sources has been compared or contrasted with existing works on the subject.
Research results and novelty: Such a comprehensive study of the Tatar phenomenon in Armenian medieval sources has not been conducted prior to the present study. Therefore, this research is the first attempt at it which highlights the novelty of the research. The work has historical and practical significance. It clearly shows the reasons for the confusion in the historical perception of Tatars with other nations and ethnic groups that were actually different from each other. |
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| ISSN: | 2308-152X 2313-6197 |