The Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä, is an anonymous written ?testament? of Volga Tatar oral stories.[1] Composed in the late 17th century, though not based on historical fact, it gives insight into the quzaq(wandering warrior/outcast/runaway) way of life.[1]
Mongol genealogy edit
The Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä gives an indepth look at the ancestry of Genghis Khan.[1] While giving a narrative of the fictitious "qazaq" life of Temur and Genghis Khan.[1]
Among the Volga Tatars to become a "qazaq"(qazaq čïq) was an expression meaning to leave one's home and become a wanderer.[2]
Dilyara Usmanova, professor of History at Kazan Federal University, states the Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä is among the most significant works of the Volga region's literary history.[3]
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Sources edit
- Lee, Joo-Yup (2016). Qazaqlïq, or Ambitious Brigandage, and the Formation of the Qazaqs. Brill.
- Усманова, Диляра (2006). Источники и исследования по истории татарского народа: материалы к учебным курсам [Sources and research on the history of the Tatar people: materials for training courses] (in Russian). Казанский гос. университет.