Collection of iltakhan from the Selitrennoehill fort

Abstract

For fifteen years of researching Selitrennoehillfort (city Saray (al-Machrusa, al-Jedyd), the capital of Ulus Djuchi) was assembled big collection of findings, characterizing civilization of Golden Horde as in some of themaspects. But knownextremely small quantitythings which connected with Turcoman-Mongolian nomadic world, from this place. The development of the city falls for a while of ruling khan Uzbek (1313-1341), during which was took place a big influx of Muslim population from the Khorezm and Transcaucasia to the Lower Volga. The policy of active islamization of nation and, at first, khan domain in the Lower Volga, is not questioned. Nevertheless, in base of research some thing, we can make assumption about quality and stage of Islam pervasion in Golden Horde cities.

This study devoted to attribution series of archeological finds — bronze human's statuettes, who was faund in the Selitrennoehillfort. Better part of researches guesses that statuettes is "Iltakhan" — symbols of spirit-protector and spirit-assistant, who was esteemed Turcoman and Mongolian people. Similar finds indicate in despite activepolicyofislamization, the part of Turcoman and Mongolian population was adhered traditional religion.