THE PLACE OF ALEXANDER SHAIDATOVICH KADYRBAYEV IN THE STUDY OF TURKIC TRIBES IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Abstract

This article examines the work of domestic and soviet orientalist Alexander Shaidatovich Kadyrbaev, who explores the history of medieval turkic tribes. The prominent scholar investigates the ethnic history and culture of the naiman, kereit, jalayir  and ongut tribes during the medieval period, relying on Chinese sources. The author’s works reveal that the main settlement areas of the naiman, kereit, and jalayir tribes were in the central and western regions of  Mongolia. These tribes emerged on the historical stage starting from the 10th century. Furthermore, this tribal confederation developed political and economic ties in Central Asia, particularly in the territories of present-day Kazakhstan and China.

Professor Alexander Shaidatovich Kadyrbaev emphasizes the significant role of the medieval  kipchaks, karluks  and qanglis in the formation of the Kazakh people. According to the scholar, the kipchak territories encompassed the areas of modern Central, Northeast, and Western Kazakhstan. The centers of kipchak power were located along the Irtysh River and in the Ulytau steppe. The kipchaks, karluks and qanglis entered the historical arena due to the disintegration of the ancient hunnic confederation in the 5th-6th centuries