Geography and Peculiarities of Hoards and Stray Finds of the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate Period in the Territory of Kazan Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries (after reports to the governors of Kazan) Cover Image

География и особенности кладов и случайных находок периода Золотой Орды и Казанского ханства на территории Казанской губернии во второй половине XIX — начале XX вв. (по материалам отчетов о находках казанским губернаторам)
Geography and Peculiarities of Hoards and Stray Finds of the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate Period in the Territory of Kazan Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries (after reports to the governors of Kazan)

Author(s): Khalim M. Abdullin
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Golden Horde; Khanate of Kazan; Kazan Governorate; stray finds; hoards; reports; second half of 19th — early 20th centuries
Summary/Abstract: The article addresses problems related to state regulation of accidental discoveries and hoards in the 19th century and offers an analysis of archival sources about the findings in the territory of Kazan province. Geographic distribution of finds referring to the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate period in the territory of Kazan province is determined. The author characterizes all cases of such findings, their content and geography; whenever possible, he provides information on their further storage. At the end, there is a summary of the main results of the study.