Мнимое княжество Киркельское в Юго-Западном Крыму XIII—XV вв.
The Imaginary Kirkel Principality in South-Western Crimea (13th—15th Centuries)

Author(s): Victor L. Mytz
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Political history, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Golden Horde; Jochi’s Ulus; Crimean Khanate; 13th—18th centuries; Kirkelskoe knyazhestvo (Qirq Yer Principality); Qirq Yer; Chufut-Kale; Yashlau beys; Sarimambas-Kermen
Summary/Abstract: The brief overview of the current studies on Qirq Yer discussed here demonstrates that, in spite of all academic attempts, a number of questions regarding history of this place in 13th—15th centuries are still unanswered. The suggested dates for the Mongol conquest of the town in 13th century (1238, 1260, 1298/99) or 14th century (1342—1363) are not supported by archaeological evidence. No real sources of 13th—15th centuries are known to witness presence of Yashlau beys and Kudulak family (clan) in the Crimea. Not even khan’s jarligs of 1459 and 1468 released to the residents of Qirq Yer mention them. All along this period between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, no “Alan” or “Tartar” name of a prince of Qirq Yer is known, nor there is any information of whatever ‘principality’ that existed here. Hence, there are no grounds to discuss existence of a certain Kirkel Principality in 13th—15th centuries.

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