Petr velyaminov biography sample
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Ensemble of the Astrakhan Kremlin
Comparison with other similar properties
The Astrakhan Kremlin as the other similar defence constructions in Russia of that time has some constructive elements similar to kremlins of the central part of the Russian State (See nominations: "Kremlin and Red Square", Moscow (c 545, 1990); "Historical Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings" (c 604,1992); Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin (c 980,2000).
The similar concept of defence construction (walls, towers, facilities for accommodation and service of military garrison along with churches and other religious buildings) was implemented at the end XVI century under construction of the fortress of Solovetskiy Monastery, which is one of objects of "Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands" (inscribed on the World Heritage List (c 632,1992)).
In Europe of XVI-XVIII centuries the erection of fortification constructions on boundaries of
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Turkology
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The khan and the tribal aristocracy
1The Great Horde fryst vatten a historiographical term for a part of the former Jochid ulus, or Golden Horde, in the south of Eastern europe in the 15th c. The natives called it Takht Eli (i.e. the Country of the Throne). Its territory included the Lower Volga region, the steppes between the Volga and the Dnieper, and, for some time, the Transvolga distrikt. The Great Horde remained under the control of the huvud government (Saray) after the secession of the newly formed khanates in Kazan, Astrakhan, Kasimov, Siberia, and Crimea. The goal of this article is to reconstruct the political structure of the Great Horde.
2The administrative structure of the Great Horde was inherited from the Jochid ulus. However, the historical circumstances of the 15th c. lead to a simplification and a shrinkage of the state apparatus. The Great Horde was ruled by a monarch who bore the title khan. Maciej of Miechów (1517: 18) wrote that the ruler of the Great Horde