The âBun-Turksâ in Ancient Georgia

Jost Gippert

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The âBun-Turksâ in Ancient Georgia

In: Studies on Iran and The Caucasus

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Pages:: 25â43

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004302068_004

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The paper deals with the identification of the so-called âBun-Turksâ that are mentioned in several historical texts as a tribe which settled in Georgia in prehistoric times. On the basis of a thorough comparison of the relevant Georgian and other sources, the term is shown to have emerged from a corruption of the name of the Huns, which occurs in similar contexts, together with other designations of Turkic tribes. The available text materials further suggest that the historical basis for the mentioning of the âBun-Turksâ as settlers in Georgia was the Khazar attacks of the VIth-VIIth centuries, which were secondarily re-projected into prehistoric times.

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Studies on Iran and The Caucasus

In Honour of Garnik Asatrian

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Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2015

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