NEW SOURCE ON THEHISTORY OF ЛТСНГО DYNASTIES

Abstract

The article aims to introduce into scholarly circles the new source entitled "Fadhlakat aqwal al-akhyar" by the Ottoman historian and bibliographer Katib Qelebi (1609- 1657). His book on the world history had been preserved in a single, unique copy and was not been published until now. Among others, it contains a special section entitled "Branches of Chingizids," which outlines the history and provides genealogies of the Juchid dynasties.
The significance of "Fadhlakat aqwal al-akhyar" for the study of the history of the Golden Horde, its sources, and the methods of Katib Qelebi in interpreting data from various sources are determined. The annex presents the original typed texts in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, genealogical schemes of the Juchid rulers, and photo illustrations from a unique manuscript.