“The Holder of Forty Spears” in the list of Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä: definition meaning, symbol
Journal: Universum Humanitarium
Year: 2021

The article explains the meaning of the term “ the Holder of Forty Spears ” (“ қырық сүңгілі ”) in a separate list of the Turko-Tatar Chronicles Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä at the end of the XVII century. Besides, a trial of identifying some characters was done from the mentioned source as “ the Holder of Forty Spears ” – Bolat bahadur” and his son “Bek bey” with real historical figures ( beks , tribal chiefs) of the Golden Horde at the time of Janibek Khan. In the military history of the ancient settl