The Kuchum Settlement: The Capital of Siberia or a Historical Myth (Archaeological Facts and Historical Assumptions)

• Published in: Golden Horde Review
• Main Author: Adamov A.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: State Institution «Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences» 2021
• Subjects: siberia; middle ages; siberian khanate; town of sibir; kuchum settlement; Auxiliary sciences of history; C; History of Civilization; CB3-482; The Monument; Sibir’; Filimonov; taiga; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2021-9-2.359-373; https://doaj.org/article/4b0086b6b62b44bb8eabf895a52f529c

Research objectives: The article scrutinizes the arguments challenging the urban status of the Kuchum settlement (Isker), the capital of the Siberian Khanate. The author analyzes the available data on the vicinity, population, trading, and craft production of this capital. Research materials: The ma...