FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN

İlhan Şahin

FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN

Abstract

Kaman, a district center in the province of Kırşehir in Central Anatolia today, is located about 25 km. northwest of Kırşehir on the ancient route from Kırşehir to Ankara. As far as it is known, the history of Kaman has not been a direct research subject for any scholars until now. However, in some studies that have indirectly touched on the subject, researchers express that its history goes back to the ancient period studies, especially by comparing the name of Kaman with some ancient names. In this connection, it has been suggested that the word of Kaman originally comes from the name of Kamana, which derives from the name of Komana, the “holy mother” country in the Luwi language1. It is also said that the name of Kaman is probably given because of the name Chamanene in the Roman period.

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References

On the use of the meaning of this word see Bilge Umar, Türkiye’deki Tarihsel Adlar, İstanbul 1993, pp. 369-370.
See for instance, Besim Darkot, “Kırşehir”, İA, vol. 6, p. 764.
For general information about “Köz Kaman”, see Arthur T. Hatto, “Köz-Kaman I-II”, Manas Destanı Üzerinde İncelemeler (Çeviriler I), translated by M. Noyan Çengel, G. Ertuğrul and F. Çubuklu, Ankara 1995, pp. 153-215; D. Saaliyeva, “Közkamandar”, Manas Entsiklopediya, I, Bişkek 1995, pp. 333-334.
See W. Radloff, Opyt Slovaria Tiurkskih Narechii, vol. II/1, St. Petersbourg 1899, p. 439 and 480. Besides, for the other meanings and expressions related to “Kaman” or “Kaban”, see K. K. Yudahin, Kirgizsko-Russksii Slovar, Moskva 1965, p. 335.

Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Sociology of History

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İlhan Şahin ^* This is me
Kyrgyzstan

Publication Date

June 30, 2006

Submission Date

January 1, 2006

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2006

Published in Issue

Year 2006 Volume: 2 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA

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APA

Şahin, İ. (2006). FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies, 2(1), 201-209. https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA

AMA

1.Şahin İ. FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies. 2006;2(1):201-209. https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA

Chicago

Şahin, İlhan. 2006. “FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN”. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies 2 (1): 201-9. https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA.

EndNote

Şahin İ (June 1, 2006) FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies 2 1 201–209.

IEEE

[1]İ. Şahin, “FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN”, Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 201–209, June 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA

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Şahin, İlhan. “FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN”. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies 2/1 (June 1, 2006): 201-209. https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA.

JAMA

1.Şahin İ. FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies. 2006;2:201–209.

MLA

Şahin, İlhan. “FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN”. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2006, pp. 201-9, https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA.

Vancouver

1.İlhan Şahin. FROM TRIBE TO TOWN: THE EARLY HISTORY OF KAMAN. Journal of Turkic Civilization Studies [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 1;2(1):201-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42HB88TA