The image of the Golden Horde womens in the notes of an Arab traveler Ibn Battuta

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https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.10-17

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medieval history, Golden Horde, Arabic sources, Ibn Battuta, female image

Abstract

This article discusses the image of the woman of the Golden Horde in the description of the Arab traveler Ibn Battuta, who visited the headquarters of the Golden Horde ruler Uzbek Khan in 1334. The author focuses on the view of the Arab traveler to the attitude of the Jochids towards their women and the effective use of their potential in the politics and public life of the state. Information is given in which the traveler tells in detail about the meeting with women and assesses the status of the women of the ruling elite of the Golden Horde, who left their mark on the development of the country.

For citation: Sayfetdinova E.G. The image of the Golden Horde womens in the notes of an Arab traveler Ibn Battuta. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. vol.13, no.4, pp.10–17. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.10-17 (In Russian)

Author Biography

Elmira Gadelzyanovna Sayfetdinova, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

Cand. Sci. (history), Senior Researcher of the Usmanov Center for Research on the Golden Horde and Tatar Khanates, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (Kazan, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-7138-1256, ResearcherID: K-2746-2017; e-mail: adulya2@yandex.ru

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2023-12-01

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Sayfetdinova, E. G. (2023). The image of the Golden Horde womens in the notes of an Arab traveler Ibn Battuta. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region, 13(4), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.10-17

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Vol. 13 No. 4 (2023)

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