Research Article

On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 18, 2020
  • Anıl Yılmaz *
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On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia

Abstract

As archaeological researches increase about Early Medieval burial sites around Altai and Tengri (t’ien shan) mountains, our information about early Turkic tribes becomes more reliable. One of the cases that will help to enhance our understanding is the burial mounds found recently in Mongolia, named as Shoroon Dov and Ulaan Khermiin Shoroon Bumbagar. Kurgans were excavated by joint archaeological teams in 2009 and 2011. They are close in proximity on both site of the river Tola. Also the artifacts of kurgans constitute an important source for the history of Tola valley around 630 CE. even for Orhon Uighur Khaganate (Ötüken/Great Uyghur Khaganate) established after 744 CE. It must be admitted that every archaeologist studying the objects of the Gök Türks has a cherished dream to find the grave of one of the great steppe rulers. Sometimes this seemingly innocent vanity prevents the archaeologist from truly interpreting the archaeological artifacts. Thus, after the discovery of the Ulaan Khermiin Shoroon Bumbagar kurgan, some archaeologists claimed the idea that it should belong to one of the rulers of the Gök Türks. In this article, based on the archaeological materials of this kurgans and comparing it with the artifacts of other burials dated to the same period, we try clarify to whom and the which civilization these burials might have belonged to.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Anıl Yılmaz * This is me
0000-0002-9722-0012
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 18, 2020

Submission Date

September 1, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Yılmaz, A. (2020). On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia. Cihannüma Tarih Ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30517/cihannuma.843080
AMA
1.Yılmaz A. On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia. Cihannuma. 2020;6(2):1-16. doi:10.30517/cihannuma.843080
Chicago
Yılmaz, Anıl. 2020. “On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia”. Cihannüma Tarih Ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi 6 (2): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30517/cihannuma.843080.
EndNote
Yılmaz A (December 1, 2020) On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia. Cihannüma Tarih ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi 6 2 1–16.
IEEE
[1]A. Yılmaz, “On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia”, Cihannuma, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 1–16, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.30517/cihannuma.843080.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Anıl. “On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia”. Cihannüma Tarih ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi 6/2 (December 1, 2020): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30517/cihannuma.843080.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz A. On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia. Cihannuma. 2020;6:1–16.
MLA
Yılmaz, Anıl. “On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia”. Cihannüma Tarih Ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 1-16, doi:10.30517/cihannuma.843080.
Vancouver
1.Anıl Yılmaz. On the Burial Mounds of Ulaan Khermıın Shoroon Bumbagar (Maykhan Uul) and Shoroon Dov in Mongolia. Cihannuma. 2020 Dec. 1;6(2):1-16. doi:10.30517/cihannuma.843080

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