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Ethnogenesis and state formation among the Turkic Peoples of medieval Eurasia. This book first appeared in 1992 and has long been out of print. I am currently preparing a second, revised and expanded edition
On the basis of archaeological data, we found out that in the South Caucasus, the ancestors of the modern Turkic peoples, about 7.0 thousand years ago, mastered distant-pasture cattle breeding. The disintegration of the ancient Türkic community began in 6.0 thousand years. Part of the ancient Turks along the western coast of the Caspian, in search of new pastures, moved to the North. Another part of the ancient Turks, starting from the 3rd millennium BC. moved to the territory of Altai and adjacent regions of Southern Siberia (Afanasyevtsy, Okunevtsy, Andronovtsy, Karasuktsy, etc.). The indigenous peoples of southern Siberia and the direct descendants of Afanasyevs and Karasukans are Altai, Shors, Khakass, Tuvans, Tofalars - the Turkic peoples of Siberia. For about 500 years, the Turks of Siberia became subjects of the Russian Empire, but they still retained their ancient culture and their Turkic language. For the Turkic peoples of Siberia, we observe common names for the phenomena of the surrounding world (animals and plants, landscape varieties) and types of life (farming, reindeer husbandry, hunting, fishing). As you know, on the territory of Siberia, which is equal to the territory of the whole of Western Europe, about 1.0 million Turks live together with other citizens of Russia, that is, 0.5% of the entire modern Turkic world (currently about 210 million Turks live in Europe and Central Asia).
Studia Orientalia Electronica
Changing Perceptions of Türk Identity Among the Medieval Nomads of Central Eurasia2018 •
The Türk Khaganate and the ethnonym Türk have been used in modern nation-building processes among the Turkic-speaking peoples of Eurasia since the end of the nineteenth century. The historical importance of the name is exemplified by the country of Turkey today, the plan for a Turkic Republic in Central Asia in the 1920s, and the latest Kazak (Tatar) historiography after the fall of the Soviet Union. The study focuses on the meanings of Türk in the period of the Türk Khaganate (6th–8th centuries). Its first denotation is for an ethnic community or nationality, that is, a nomadic tribal confederation defined by use of the model of gens, including a common origin, language, and traditions with centuries of a stable political framework and the majority of society sharing common law. The second aspect of the usage of the term Türk, being political, referred to all peoples subject to the power of the Türk Khagan. After the fall of the Türk Khaganate, both meanings faded away due to the l...
“SMSR - Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni” (A-rated journal), n. 89/1
Mongolic and Turkic Peoples: What They Actually Were, What They Imagined2023 •
This is my "lateral" contribution to a monographic dossier concerning the legend of the Priester John. Many of the other contributions tell what the Western, Christian peoples "knew" about the peoples of the steppes and their relations with the imaginary clercyman-king. Hence the title of my paper, where I draw a sinthetic picture of their ancestral culture, from tengrism to totemism, from their matching colors and cardinal points to their ability in tapestry.
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The Turks are one of the oldest nations of the world, and there is evidence that they had established states very early in their history. The masses of the Turks living a nomadic life in the steppes had formed political structures diff erent from the state systems of settled societies, and we can call these "steppe states". The most important feature of the steppe states was that they did not have fi xed centers and ruled over expansive territories using their well-trained armies. Nomadic steppe states were unions of tribes. They were established not by settled states or cities, but by the gathering of nomads who had the power of war. A family with authority to rule ("kut" in ancient Turkic), which was received from God and could be held by legitimacy, established the state. The strength of the centralized structure depended on the ability to intervene in the remote corners of the state; otherwise, the dynamics of the steppe would bring about the rebellion of the connected tribes. The Turkic state existed in tribes formed by families connected to each other by blood kinship, and the state emerged from the tight, disciplined cooperation among these tribes. This gave the state a military character. Since the soldiers, horses and weapons were always ready for war, the expansion of the state was inevitable. Starting from the Huns until the 9th century, the center of these great states, which had a nomadic structure before Islam came onto the scene, was Ötüken, which was originally thought to be in the Orkhun Valley. After the 9th-10th centuries, Turkic states were established by Muslim horse warriors who combined urban and nomadic steppe traditions, making rich trade networks their political centers.
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