A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITY IN THE LIGHT SIGANAK WRITTEN SOURCES

Abstract

Studying the history of the medieval city Siganak come in various ethno-political education and play accordingly political, economic and cultural role in the light of the written sources is important for the history of Kazakhstan. In written sources Siganak city was first mentioned in an anonymous treatise geographical tenth century. Hudud al - alam Sunah the city, and in the eleventh century found in the works of al-Mahmud of Kashgar "Sofa lugat at Turk" as Oguz city Sugnak. Many studies in recent years have not been provided with reference to a particular source, and contained no reasoning localization referred to in some sources toponym, and therefore can not be accepted unreservedly modern researcher. Complex archaeological investigations of the city Siganak were started only in 2003. During excavations in the last decade has been received considerable factual material on the history of the settlement. But the study of its history in conjunction with the written sources is essential that allow us to reconstruct not only the basic elements of material and spiritual culture, cultural and economic traditions, socio-economic system, but also the political history of the city Siganak. The article presents an analysis of previous studies, as well as a new vision of the main stages of the history of the city Siganak from written sources.