2023, vol. 11, no. 1. Galimov T.R.

2023, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 242-246

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2023-11-1.242-246
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/UXWRHL

      VII INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN HORDE FORUM
“THE CIVILIZATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISLAM ADOPTION
BY THE VOLGA BULGARIA AND THE GOLDEN HORDE:
INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN THE MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF RUSSIA”

T.R. Galimov
International Public Organisation
“Association of Researchers of the Golden Horde”
Kazan, Russian Federation
galimov_t_r@mail.ru

Abstract: On December 14–16, 2022, Kazan traditionally became the venue for the VII International Golden Horde Forum, “The Civilizational Significance of the Adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde: Integration Processes in the Medieval History of Russia.” It was organized as part of the Republic’s plan of main events dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria. The organizers of the forum were the M.A. Usmanov Center for Research of the Golden Horde and the Tatar Khanates of Sh. Marjani Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, and the International Public Organization, “Association of Researchers of the Golden Horde.” The forum was the most important conference on the study of the history of the Golden Horde and its successors, and it brought together many leading domestic and foreign researchers. About 70 scientists from Russia, Turkey, Israel, Serbia, Belarus, the Czech Republic, and Kazakhstan took part in the forum.
This time, the attention of historians was drawn to the following sets of questions: sources and source study of the Golden Horde and the Tatar khanates, problems and prospects; the adoption and spread of Islam in Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde; Islam and the civilization of the Golden Horde; Muslims in Rus’ during the period of the Golden Horde, presence, perception, relations, and influence; post-Horde khanates as Islamic Wilayats, ethnocultural and social dimensions; Tatar khanates as Islamic yurts, ethnocultural and social dimensions; military culture of the Ulus of Jochi, weapons, wars, and battles.
Within the framework of the VII International Golden Horde Forum, round tables were organized. Following the results of the conference, a general resolution of the forum was formed and approved.

Keywords: Islam, Volga Bulgaria, Golden Horde, military culture of the ulus of Jochi, muslims in Rus‘, Tatar Khanates, scientific conferences, International Golden Horde Forum, historiography

For citation: Galimov T.R. VII International Golden Horde Forum “The Civilizational Significance of the Islam adoption by the Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde: Integration Processes in the Medieval history of Russia”. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2023, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 242–246. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2023-11-1.242-246 (In Russian)

About the author: Teymur R. Galimov – Cand. Sci. (History), Secretary, International Public Organization “Association of Researchers of the Golden Horde” (51, Dubravnaya Str., Kazan 420138, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-3052-8063. E-mail: galimov_t_r@mail.ru

Received  December 19, 2022   Accepted for publication  February 20, 2023
Published  Online March 29, 2023