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Burtas (Template:Lang-ru, Burtasy; Template:Lang-cv, Părtassem; Template:Lang-tt) were a tribe of uncertain ethnolinguistic affiliation inhabiting the steppe region north of the Caspian Sea in medieval times (modern Penza Oblast, Ulyanovsk Oblast and Saratov Oblast of the Russian Federation). They were subject to the Khazars.

History

Burtases had converted to Judaism in Khazar times and still practiced Jewish faith in 13th century.

the Brutaches who are said to be Jewes shaving their heads all over.

— Plano Carpini

They took part in a great Mongol-Russian battle at Kulikovo pole in 1380, on the side of the Mongols In 1380s or earlier at least part of them settled in Temnikov Principality. Tatar speaking Burtashi ethnic group is sometimes mentioned in forums.

Ethnic Identity

The ethnic identity of the Burtas is disputed, with several different theories ranging from them being a Uralic tribal confederacy (probably later assimilated to Turkic language), and therefore perhaps the ancestors of the modern Moksha people.

Some scholars maintain that the Burtas are supposed to be Turkic-speaking and ethnically related with the Volga Bulgars.

Recently some scholars have suggested that the Burtas were Alans or another Iranian ethnolinguistic group. An Alanic (Sarmatian) origin would also explain their name as furt/fort ('big river' in Middle Iranian language or 'beehive' in Turkic language) and the Alanic endonym as.

Some Soviet and modern Russian historians such as A.E Alikhova and Gren connected the Burtas to the Chechens and noted that their neighbor Avars call them "Burti".

See also

References

  1. Michael Shterenshis. Tamerlane and the Jews, Routlege, London and New York, 2013. P. 18.
  2. The texts and versions of John de Plano Carpini and William de Rubruquis, as printed for the first time by Hakluyt in 1598, together with some shorter pieces; edited by C. Raymond Beazley by Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616; Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond), 1868-1955; Giovanni, da Pian del Carpine, Archbishop of Antivari, d. 1252; Ruysbroek, Willem van, 13th century
  3. Michael Shterenshis. Tamerlane and the Jews, Routlege, London and New York, 2013. P. 18.
  4. Akchurin M.M. Burtasy v dokumentakh XVII veka . Etnologicheskie issledovaniya v Tatarstane . Pod red. G.F. Gabdrakhmanovoy, G.I. Makarovoy, R.K. Urazmanovoy. Issue VI. Kazan, Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Publ., 2012, pp. 43–48. (In Russian)
  5. Burtashi: ethnic group mentioning in autogear.ru blog
  6. Брасос — Веш. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1971. — 600 с. — (Большая советская энциклопедия : / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров ; 1969—1978, т. 4).
  7. Новосельцев А. П. Хазарское государство и его роль в истории Восточной Европы и Кавказа, гл.2, прим.96., гл.4 прим. 186—187.
  8. Халиков, А. Х. К вопросу об этнической территории буртасов во второй половине VIII — начале Х вв. //Советская этнография. No. 5.1985. — С. 161—164
  9. Пензенская Энциклопедия Архивная копия retrieved 16. Dez. 2008 at Wayback Machine
  10. Афанасьев Г. Е. Буртасы и лесостепной вариант салтово-маяцкой культуры // Советская этнография. — 1985. No. 3.
  11. Галкина Е. С. Тайны Русского каганата М., 2002
  12. Буртасы // БРЭ. Т.4. М.,2006.
  13. Тесаев, Амин. "Chechen-Bulgar contacts".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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