Pages: 187-190

The paper discusses peculiarities inherent in formation and development of the administrative-territorial structure of the Volga estuary in the Golden Horde period, singles out economic micro-regions included in the Khan’s domain and offers geographical characteristics of the lower reaches of the Volga River, which had influenced the development of the Golden Horde cities and the formation of their suburbs.

Keywords: Ulus of Jochi, Golden Horde, Volga estuary, hillfort, settlement, suburban environs, micro-region, natural zones

Information about author:

Evgeniy M. Pigarev. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Address: Butlerov St., 30, Kazan, 420012, Russian Federation 
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