2021, vol. 9, no. 3. Kaziev E.V.

2021, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 506-519

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2021-9-3.506-519

   ONCE AGAIN ON THE CHRONOLOGY
OF THE AS PEOPLE’S ENTRY INTO MONGOL SERVICE

E.V. Kaziev
Institute of History and Archaeology of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation
kedmon@rambler.ru

Abstract: Research objectives: To ascertain the time and circumstances of the As people’s incorporation into the service of the Great Mongol Qa’ans.
Research materials: Biographies of the As military commanders presented in the official History of the Yüan dynasty (the main source), the narratives of John of Plano Carpini and William of Rubruck, the chronicles of Vardan Areveltsi, Kirakos Gandzaketsi, and Grigor Aknertsi, Rashid al-Din’s Compendium of Chronicles, the Hypatian Codex, notes of Chinese officials Peng Da-ya and Xu Ting on the Mongols.
Results and novelty of the research: The paper clarifies one aspect of the author’s previous research of the problem under consideration. It partially refutes a prior conclusion that the As entried into the Mongols’ military service only during the Western campaign. On the contrary, this paper substantiates the traditional assertion that the As joined Mongol service during the reign of Möngke Qa’an. Besides, it indicates that this argument finds its substantiation in the information found in the As military commanders’ biographies in the History of Yuan which are usually overlooked on this issue. The assumption is also put forward and argued that the enthronement of the rulers of Alania took place in the Caucasus, and they did not need to go to the capital of the Mongol Empire for this purpose. In addition, it is noted that in the related sources, analyzed by the author in both papers on this topic, there is no information that would allow for asserting or suggesting the possibility of the arrival of the As to serve in Mongolia and China after the beginning of the process of the actual division of the Empire into independent uluses following the death of Möngke Qa’an in 1259.

Keywords: Ases, Mongols, Western campaign, Möngke Qa’an, sources

For citation: Kaziev E.V. Once Again on the Chronology of the As People’s Entry into Mongol Service. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2021, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 506–519. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2021-9-3.506-519

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About the author: Eduard V. Kaziev – Senior Research Fellow, Institute of History and Archaeology of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (46, Vatutin Str., Vladikavkaz 362025, Russian Federation). E-mail: kedmon@rambler.ru

Received  July 2, 2021  Accepted for publication  August 20, 2021
Published  Online  September 29, 2021