Features of the process of allocating land to the Astrakhan Tatars in the Astrakhan province in the first half of the 19th century in the light of the characteristics of their socio-legal status
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https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.180-188Keywords:
Yurt Tatars, Emesh Tatars, Kundra Tatars, Astrakhan Tatars, the norm of land allotment, general surveying, state peasants, dutiesAbstract
The publication presents an analysis of the materials of the case "By the Decree of the Governing Senate on the allotment of the lands of the Kundra, Yurt and Emesh Tatars", deposited in the fund no.383 "First Department of the Ministry of State Property" of the Russian State Historical Archive. These materials date back to 1839–1847. The case was initiated in connection with the completion of the process of sedentarization of Astrakhan (Yurt, Emesh and Kundra) Tatars in the first third of the 19th century and the need to endow them with land on the basis of a Senate decree. The sparsely populated Astrakhan province predetermined the highest "proportion" of allotment of land to Astrakhan Tatars – 15 tithes per male. The documents of the case are interesting because they clarify several issues related to the history of the Astrakhan (Yurt) Tatars: the socio-legal status (Russian subjects and state peasants), the attitude to conscription and the amount of taxation, the number of Yurt, Emesh and Kundra Tatars in the 1830s; a clear definition in the source of belonging to the Tatar world. The documents presented in this publication indicate the interest of the Russian authorities in the final consolidation of the socio-legal status of the Tatar population of Astrakhan province as a settled taxable population with a clearly defined set of state duties. The authorities were also interested in finalizing the boundaries of rural settlements and securing land holdings for Yurt-Tatar societies in order to avoid land disputes between different owners.
For citation: Imasheva M.M. Features of the process of allocating land to the Astrakhan Tatars in the Astrakhan province in the first half of the 19th century in the light of the characteristics of their socio-legal status. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2023, vol.13, no.4, pp.180–188. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2023-13-4.180-188 (In Russian)
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