KARA TAVARIKH" BY UTEMISH-HAJI AS A SOURCE ON THE HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN HORDE 1420-S
Based on the analysis of events in the history of The Golden Horde of the 1420s, to show some features of the work "Kara tavarikh", as well as to trace the processes of mutual influence and borrowing by the authors of the late medieval Chronicles of the Volga region and Crimea. In the course of the work it was noted that the author of "Kara tavarikh" Utemish-Haji is familiar with the region of the Volga region, which largely determined the characteristic direction of his work. The materials he received during his travels, as well as from informants, determined the style and plot features of his work. Separately considered are the key events of the 1420s, where an attempt is made on the basis of their analysis to determine the degree of borrowing by later authors (in particular, Crimean historians) of data from "Kara tavarikh", as well as possible sources that served as the main work of Utemish-Haji.