Ulus Juchi Tatars in light of historical sources

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that principles intercultural and interethnic interaction are increasingly being approved, need for a scientific understanding issues ethnogenesis ethnic history peoples Russia, including Tatar people, updated. In regard, analysis rich experience comprehensive study on people becomes important. problem Tatars devoted whole layer popular science literature, primarily in domestic historical literature. Historians, linguists, ethnologists, archaeologists have carried out tremendous research work, reflects wide palette views people. This ethnonym "Tatars" literature light sources. Various hypotheses origin given. analyzes medieval sources (Orkhon-Yenisei runik, Chinese sources, Arab-Persian notes Western European travelers, Russian annals) "Tatars", place role ethnopolitical Ulus Juchi.