THE BATTLE OF MALKA (1641): A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FEUDAL WAR
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2019-4-12-25
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Abstract
In the history of Kabarda of the XVII century the battle on the Malka on the 12-th of July, 1641 is a significant event. Its political significance is connected with an internecine struggle inside of the princely house of the Idarovs – one of the most influential, active and ambitious houses in the history of Kabarda, wherein were involved the heads of almost all Kabardian feudal destinies and their main allies. For the right to inherit escheat property, struggled the patronyms of the Kambulatovichs and the Sunchaleevichs. Into this conflict were drawn not only all Inalids of Kabarda, but also the Russian government, the uluses of the Big and Small Nogai Hordes, and the feudal possessions of Dagestan. Due to the rich source base, including detailed reports about the battle itself, narrated by its direct participants, we are able to determine the main parameters of the battle at Malka. This is the date and place of the battle, quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the military forces of the warring parties, the course of the battle, the features of the Circassian military strategy and tactic of the feudal era. The Battle on the Malka is the final stage of a long internal political crisis in the Kabarda, one of the largest events in its military history. It is the symbolic end of the Idarov’s era and of the relative political unity of Kabarda.
About the Author
Z. A. KOZHEV
Institute for Humanitarian Research – a branch of the Federal
State Budget Scientific Institution «Federal Scientific Center «Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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KOZHEV Z.A. THE BATTLE OF MALKA (1641): A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FEUDAL WAR. Kavkazologiya. 2019;(4):12-25. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2019-4-12-25. EDN: TCKZDB
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