2019, vol. 7, no. 2. Zaytsev I.V.

2019, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 333-338

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2019-7-2.333-338

   DID THE KAZAN KHANS HAVE TUGRA? ETYMOLOGICAL NOTE
FROM THE ERA OF THE KAZAN KHANATE: “TAVRUI”

I.V. Zaytsev 1,2
1 Institute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences
of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russian Federation
ilyaaugust@yandex.ru

Abstract: Objective: This paper attempts to ascertain the etymology of the Russian word tavrui in connection with the possibility of the existence of tugra among the Kazan khans. Research materials: Scribal materials of the Kazan Uyezd in 1565–1568. Results and novelty of the research: The author shows that the Russian word tavrui, mentioned in the scribal book in relation to the khan’s signs of ownership, despite its apparent proximity to the word for “brand”, may in fact be etymologically related to the Turkic word Togrul “Falcon” rather than to the Arabic  طَوْرْ .

Кеywords: Tugra, Kazan khanate, etymology, scribe materials

For citation: Zaytsev I.V. Did the Kazan Khans Have Tugra? Etymological Note from the Era of the Kazan Khanate: “Tavrui”. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2019, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 333–338. (In Russian) DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2019-7-2.333-338

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About the author: Il’ya V. Zaytsev – Dr. Sci. (History), Acting Director of the Ins­titute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (51/21, Nakhimovsky prospect, Moscow 117418, Russian Federation); Senior Researcher Fellow of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences (19, Dmitriy Ulyanov Str., Moscow 117036, Russian Federation). E-mail: ilyaaugust@yandex.ru

Received  March 18, 2019   Accepted for publication   May 30, 2019
Published online   June 29, 2019