2024, vol. 12, no. 1. Khamidullin S.R., Gainutdinov А.М., Gainullin I.I., Abdullin Kh.М., Kasimov А.V.

2024, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 79-90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2024-12-1.79-90

EDN: https://elibrary.ru/JLRSWS

   HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY OF BULGARIAN-TATAR
EPIGRAPHIC MONUMENTS IN THE ZAKAZANYE REGION
AND MODERN RESEARCH METHODS

S.R. Khamidullin 1, А.М. Gainutdinov 1, I.I. Gainullin 1,
Kh.М. Abdullin 2, А.V. Kasimov 3

1, 2 Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Kazan, Russian Federation
2 xalimabd@mail.ru
3 Independent researcher
Kazan, Russian Federation
delaluna@mail.ru

Abstract. The purpose of the study is to trace the historiography of the study of the Bulgarian-Tatar epigraphic monuments in the vast Zakazanye region of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as to show the possibilities of modern research methods in this matter.
Research materials: Bulgarian-Tatar epigraphic monuments (tombstones) of the 13th–17th centuries. The work also involves extensive data from the historiography of the study of Bulgarian-Tatar epigraphic monuments and the results of modern methods of studying epigraphic monuments.
Results and novelty of the research: In chronological order, a review of the history of the study of the Bulgarian-Tatar epigraphic monuments in the Zakazanye region from the first researchers’ arrival to the ongoing research that is being carried out presently. The data on the specific personalities of researchers and quantitative data of the studied epigraphic monuments by the areas of the Zakazanye region are provided.
The modern methods of studying the epigraphic monuments of the Bulgar-Tatar period, including 3D scanning, photogrammetry, and high-precision photofixation with the placement of digital copies of monuments on a web resource, are shown.
Within the framework of this study, surveys of epigraphic monuments were conducted for the first time at the modern methodological and technical level. Thanks to the results of high-precision photogrammetric photography and 3D modeling, it was possible to obtain digital copies of objects which makes it possible to determine changes in shapes, as well as to restore the shape of lost objects from archival data.

Keywords: epigraphic monuments of the 13th–17th centuries, Bulgarian-Tatar tombstones, Zakazanye region, historiography, 3D scanning, photogrammetry, high-precision photofixation

For citation: Khamidullin S.R., Gainutdinov А.М., Gainullin I.I., Abdullin Kh.М., Kasimov А.V. Historiography of the Study of Bulgarian-Tatar Epigraphic Monuments in the Zakazanye region and Modern Research Methods. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2024, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 79–90. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2024-12-1.79-90 (In Russian)

Financial Support: The study was funded by the Russian Scientific Foundation, grant No 23-28-01705, https://rscf.ru/project/23-28-01705/

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sairus R. Khamidullin – Research Fellow of the Department of Modern History, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0009-0001-8404-4611. E-mail: tatartarih@mail.ru

Aidar M. Gainutdinov – Cand. Sci. (Philology), Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Modern History, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-7119-8830. E-mail: aydargm@yandex.ru

Iskander I. Gainullin – Research Fellow of the Department of History of the Volga and Cis-Urals Regions, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0001-9224-6072; Scopus Author ID: 56150512700. E-mail: gainullis@gmail.com

Khalim M. Abdullin – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Modern History, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0003-0212-6953; ResearcherID: F-6652-2018; Scopus Author ID: 56707127600. E-mail: xalimabd@mail.ru

Alexey V. Kasimov – Independent Researcher (8B, Novatorov Str., Kazan 420061, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0001-8625-8309. E-mail: delaluna@mail.ru