Historical chronicles of post-Golden Horde states: general and specific

Abstract

Research objectives: To identify common and distinctive features in post-Golden Horde historiography. Research materials: Three works were used for analysis: “Tavarikh-i guzida Nusrat name” by an anonymous author, “Jami at-tavarikh” by Kadir Ali-bek, and “Umdet al-akhbar” by Abdulghaffar Kyrymi. Results and novelty of the research: Post-Golden Horde historiography developed by taking into account the traditions of writing Muslim historical works. The above-mentioned works, created in different states and in different time periods, are united, first of all, by the desire to illustrate the history of Genghis Khan and his descendants since, in the newly formed territories, historical works with their Genghisid genealogy served as a certain proof of the legitimacy of rule. Such elements as the choice of the author, keeping the canvas of events around the main character, also give commonality.

Keywords

• historical chronicle
• crimean khanate
• kasimov
• sheibanids