Theory of Tatar Origin of the Yakuts

The article examines the problem of the origin of the people of Sakha (Yakutia) in the light of the latest research. Basing on archaeological materials the ethnogenesis of Sakha is associated with the Baikal region’s Ust’-Tal’kinsky archaeological culture of the 12th–14th centuries. Analysis of writ...

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Main Author: V.V. Ushnitsky
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: State Institution «Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences» 2014
Subjects:
Nomads
ethnogenesis
Central Asia
Tatars
Mongols
archaeology
Baikal region
Yakut Sakha
folklore sources
archeo
hist
Sakha
Yakutia
Yakuts
Online Access:http://goldhorde.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/%D0%97%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%803-43-63.pdf
https://doaj.org/article/4730747f47c8403ca1235f3c90a91c1e
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Summary:The article examines the problem of the origin of the people of Sakha (Yakutia) in the light of the latest research. Basing on archaeological materials the ethnogenesis of Sakha is associated with the Baikal region’s Ust’-Tal’kinsky archaeological culture of the 12th–14th centuries. Analysis of written sources allows to associate representatives of Ust’-Tal’kinsky archaeological culture with the Usutu-mangun tribe identical with the Angara Tatars and referred to in the writings of Rashid al-Din and Abu al-Ghazi. Probably, the Angara Tatars migrated from Central Asia and compactly inhabited the Angara region near Lake Buir-Nur. The article analyzes connection between Sakha folklore sources and real history of Central Asian Tatars.

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