Калмаки в «Маджму ат-таварих»: к характеристике термина и образа
Journal: ORIENTAL STUDIES
Year: 2025

Introduction. The study analyzes the meaning and use of the term ‘Kalmak’ in the sixteenth-century Majmu al-Tawarikh. Goals. The paper seeks to identify the semantic, ideological, and historical-cultural functions of the term. To facilitate this, the work shall spot certain contexts in which the term appears in the Majmu al-Tawarikh, determine its meaning as a marker of religious otherness, and analyze the religious-political dichotomy between Muslims and ‘Kalmaks’ within the Uluses of Jochi and