Ethno-Historical Perceptions of the Tatars in Medieval Armenian Sources: Contexts and Interpretations
Journal: Golden Horde Review
Year: 2025

Research objectives: This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of the term “Tatars” and its perception in the medieval Armenian ethnopolitical milieu. Within the framework of this objective, a vast variety of issues arise which have to be investigated using different methods of historical research. Particularly, the following questions are under consideration: the perception of the term “Tatar” itself; the first acquaintance with the Tatars; the perceptions regarding their genealogi