Проблемы преемственности сложных социально-политических форм в кочевых империях Внутренней Азии конца I тыс. до н.э. — начала II тыс. н. э.

Abstract

The article deals with succession issues in the most complicated social and political structures of Inner Asia nomadic empires which, in the nomadic world, include city, state and elite isolation. The object of research is the Xiongnu Empire, the Turkic and Uyghur Khaganates, the Lyao Empire, the subject is to analyze the social and political processes in nomadic empires, determine the most complicated forms of power and society organization, and trace their succession in the next imperial polities of nomads. The article notes that in Inner Asia nomadic societies in general, succession was broadly spread and concerned titles, religious and law traditions, administrative arrangement etc. However, succession of city life, statehood and special status of elites was practically absent. The most indicative was urban blight after the fall of the Uyghur Khaganate, fast vanishing of early statehood institutions in crisis. The unique experience of khaganate was unwanted for its conquerers — the Kirghiz. The Lyao Empire, with the most complicated organization in pre-Mongolian period, partly used the Uyghur experience in trading, steppe control and selectively urban infrastructure on the Tuul River.