Belyak (unit)
Belyak was a fief or administrative subdivision in Medieval Volga Finnic states.
Etymology
The same as beylik, equivalent of county in other parts of Europe.
Medieval Volga Finnic States
Temnikov Principality and Mordvin Horde were divided into belyaks. After Russian Colonization they transformed into uyezds, modern day raions and aimaks in Mordovia.
See also
- Aimak – administrative subdivision in Mordovia
- El, ancient Volga Finnic term for country, state. See Mari El, Udmurt Elkun, Moxel (Mokshaland)
References
Sources
- Smirnov, Ivan (2020), Vostochnyye finny. Vol. 1. Privolzhskaya, ili Bulgarskaya gruppa. Part 2. Mordva., Nobel Press, ISBN 978-5-458-10163-9
- Geraklitov, Aleksandr (2011), Selected Works. Vol. 1. Mordovsky belyak, Mordovia Republic Humanities Research Institute, ISBN 978-5-900029-78-8
External links
- Maksum Akchurin, Andrey Belyakov (2017). "Mordvinian Belyaks and Tatar Princes" (PDF). Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Publ. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- Mokshin, Nikolay (2013). "From The History Of The Christianisation Mordvinians based on Shatsky County". Sociopolitical Sciences No 2-13: 5–9. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- Napolnikova, Polina (2015). "Owners of Tsna region in the Middle Ages". Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities. 10 (150). Tambov University Review: 79–85. doi:10.20310/1810-0201-2015-20-10-79-85. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
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