2018, vol. 6, no. 2. Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R., Belyakov A.V., Abdurakhmanov T.A., Salikhov R.R.

2018, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 312-341

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-2.312-341

  KASIMOV TATARS OF THE KYPCHAK TRIBE

M.M. Akchurin 1*, M.R. Isheev 2, A.V. Belyakov 3,
T.A. Abdurakhmanov 4, R.R. Salikhov 5

1,5 Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Kazan, Russian Federation

2,4 Center of the historical and genealogical researches “TatarGen.Ru”
Kazan, Russian Federation

3 Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russian Federation
* bigeevo@yandex.ru

Abstract: Objective: To study the three Tatar genealogies dating back to the Golden Horde’s Prince Isenei Kypchatsky.
Research materials: This study has detected three genealogies. One of them from the Saratov regional archive belongs to the Tatars of Khvalynsky district, bearing the surname Kipchaksky. Two others, from the Astrakhan regional archive and the Russian State Archives of Ancient Acts respectively, belong to those Kasimov Tatars bearing the surname Tonkachev. These genealogies have been studied in detail. The persons mentioned in them were then compared with individuals mentioned in documentary sources.
Results and novelty of the research: It was found that a number of the princes’ and murzas’ surnames of Kasimov Tatar groupings – such as Tonkachevs (Tonkacheevs), Bulushevs, Alyshevs, Kikichevs, Emashevs as well as of the Kypchatsky Tarars of Saratov governorship – are related. They originate from the princes of the Kypchak tribe – one of the most influential in the Golden Horde. These princes had the special status of Karachi begs. DNA tests have revealed the possibility of the relationship of these Tatar surnames with modern carriers of the Kypchak ethnonym, which strongly supports the Kypchak origin of the Golden Horde’s princes from this clan.

Keywords: genealogies, Kypchak clan of the Golden Horde, Kasimov princes, Karachi begs, murzas

For citation: Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R., Belyakov A.V., Abdurakhmanov T.A., Salikhov R.R. Kasimov Tatars of the Kypchak Tribe. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie = Golden Horde Review. 2018, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 312–341. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-2.312-341

Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to Kamil Ablyazov (Saratov) who provided financial assistance in obtaining materials.

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About the authors: Maksum M. Akchurin – Applicant, Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation). E-mail: bigeevo@yandex.ru

Mullanur R. Isheev – the employee of the Center of the historical and genealogical researches “TatarGen.Ru” (34, Sibirsky trakt Str., Kazan 420029, Russian Federation). E-mail: mullanur.isheev@yandex.ru

Andrey V. Belyakov – Dr. Sci. (History), Researcher Fellow, Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences (19, Dmitriy Ulyanov Str., Moscow 117036, Russian Federation). E-mail: feb@ru.ru

Takhir A. Abdurakhmanov – the employee of the Center of the historical and genealogical researches “TatarGen.Ru” (34, Sibirsky trakt Str., Kazan 420029, Russian Federation). E-mail: ata1967@yandex.ru

Radik R. Salikhov – Dr. Sci. (History), academic of the Tatarstan Academy of Scien­ces, Deputy Director, Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation). E-mail: rsalih@mail.ru

Received  February 1, 2018   Accepted for publication  May 25, 2018
Published online  June 29, 2018