Belyak (unit)

Belyak was a fief or administrative subdivision in Medieval Volga Finnic states.

Etymology

The same as beylik, equivalent of county in other parts of Europe.

Medieval Volga Finnic States

Main articles: Temnikov Principality and Mukhsha Ulus

Temnikov Principality and Mordvin Horde were divided into belyaks. After Russian Colonization they transformed into uyezds, modern day raions and aimaks in Mordovia.

See also

• Aimak – administrative subdivision in Mordovia
• El, ancient Volga Finnic term for country, state. See Mari El, Udmurt Elkun, Moxel (Mokshaland)

References

Sources

• Smirnov, Ivan (2020), Vostochnyye finny. Vol. 1. Privolzhskaya, ili Bulgarskaya gruppa. Part 2. Mordva., Nobel Press, ISBN 978-5-458-10163-9
• Geraklitov, Aleksandr (2011), Selected Works. Vol. 1. Mordovsky belyak, Mordovia Republic Humanities Research Institute, ISBN 978-5-900029-78-8

External links

• Maksum Akchurin, Andrey Belyakov (2017). "Mordvinian Belyaks and Tatar Princes" (PDF). Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Publ. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
• Mokshin, Nikolay (2013). "From The History Of The Christianisation Mordvinians based on Shatsky County". Sociopolitical Sciences No 2-13: 5–9. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
• Napolnikova, Polina (2015). "Owners of Tsna region in the Middle Ages". Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities. 10 (150). Tambov University Review: 79–85. doi:10.20310/1810-0201-2015-20-10-79-85. Retrieved 2022-03-15.