TEORII ŞI IPOTEZE DESPRE FORMAREA POPORULUI GĂGĂUZ
Theories and hypotheses on the formation of the Gagauz people
Author(s): Stefan BejanSubject(s): History
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: Gagaouz; Dobrudja; ethnic origins; origin theory; Oghuz;Seljuk Turks;
Summary/Abstract: The scientific debate over the Gagauz subject remains an intense one, continuing to represent a controversial matter. Historians, anthropologists, linguists, etc of different ethnic backgrounds themselves have concentrated their attention on this scientific endeavour. There are currently over 20 theories on the matter of this small Turkic people`s origins. The most prominent ones refer to an Oghuz or Seljuk origin, but it is also possible that the Gagauz came to be within a mixture of different peoples. But leaving origins aside, historical sources show the important impact that the Gagauz have had in the history of Dobrudja. It seems this south-eastern region in current-day Romania was where the ethno-genesis of the Gagauz completed itself.
Journal: Studium - Revista studenţilor, masteranzilor şi doctoranzilor în istorie
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 117-127
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian