ON THE ISSUE OF ATTRIBUTING NOGAIS TO THE DESCENDANTS OF WESTERN KIPCHAKS (CUMANS, POLOVTSIANS)
Journal: Ķazaķstan šyġystanuy.
Year: 2024

The questions of the history and formation of the Nogais, as well as their ethnic identity, are inseparable from their classification as either eastern or western Kipchaks. This is necessary to determine the place of the Nogai nation on the political and ethnogeographic maps of Eurasia and to create a proper image of the ethnos, especially in the context of the ongoing scientific discussion on this issue. The aim of the study is the problem of relating the Nogais to either western or eastern Kip