Yedisan Els and Mangyt Beks

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ID22096496
AuthorsMaksum M Akchurin (0009-0000-2942-9773, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of History, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume14
Issue2
Pages403
Publication date2026-07-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGolden Horde Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2308-152X • E-ISSN: 2313-6197
PublisherTatarstan Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.22378/2313-6197.2026-14-2.403-437
OpenAlexW7167100952
LanguageEN
References cited7

Objective: To study the history and the unique political status of the Yedisans. This status was reflected in a paradoxical situation that emerged in the 17th century; while the beys of the entire Nogai Horde were appointed from the prominent descendants of Idegey who led the Yedisan uluses, the uluses themselves were not recognized as Nogaid and remained outside the formal administrative structure of the Nogai Horde. Research materials: Eastern chronicles and historical works, primarily Umdet al-akhbar by Abdulgaffar Kyrymi, Qara Tavarikh by Utemish-Hajji, and Tarikh-i Abu’l-Khayr-khani by Masud bin Osman Kohistani; records from the Nogai Embassy Books; documents of the 17th-century Astrakhan Order Chamber (Prikaznaya palata); other official and administrative records of the Moscovite State from the 16th to 18th centuries. Results and novelty of the research: This study reconstructs the history of the formation and transformation of the Yedisan tribal union’s status between the 15th and 17th centuries. Based on the analysis of Asian works, the significant role of Yedisan leaders in key political events of the 1420s–1430s in the Eastern Dasht-i Qipchaq is demonstrated. The research establishes that at different historical stages, the Yedisans fell within the spheres of interest of two groups of the Mangyt aristocracy: the descendants of Idegey and representatives of other Mangyt lineages. By the beginning of the 17th century, the Yedisan uluses came under the rule of the Urusov and Tinbayev mirzas. Newly introduced archival documents allow for the formulation of possible reasons for the restoration of the beyship institution and the specifics of its existence. They clarify the clan composition of the Yedisan Tatars and trace the integration of their els into the Astrakhan service corporation. Furthermore, the study provides evidence for the continuity between the medieval “Yetti San” union and the Astrakhan Yedisans who merged with the Yurt Tatars in the 18th and 19th centuries

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