ÇİNGİZLİ DEVLETİNİN TÜRK TARİHİNDEKİ YERİ
Saadettin Yağmur GÖMEÇ
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Abstract
THE PLACE OF THE STATE OF CHINGISIDS IN TURKISH HISTORY The description of monster-like people that Chinese and western writers used to describe Turks thousands of years ago is also valid for the Mongols. At first, these people are perceived as if they were enemies of civilization, since today’s researchers do not pass these books through a correct filter of criticism, and because they convey what is written as it is. However, aside from the fact that the events that are true in historiography are evaluated in the conditions of the time, it is the fact that every society looks at the strangers with a different eye. At this point, what needs to be done is to carefully examine the consequences of some bad incidents and massacres that have actually happened in history, and to reveal whether or not they can happen. As everyone knows, there are thousands of studies on the history of Chinggisids in Turkey and in the world. Almost all of these are works based on the same sources, and most of them are transfers from each other. In this case, there is some information pollution and repetition. Therefore, it is not easy to get an answer to the question of who Chingiz Khan did and what. Often writers approach this period of world history emotionally. In fact, Turkish historians also got their share from this. While some researchers praise him to the skies, some of them sink him to the ground due to the massacres he committed in the Turkish and Arab worlds. When the geography and climate structure of today's Mongolian highlands and Central Asia are investigated, it is understood that living and holding on to these lands is not that easy. The temperature differences between night and day, and even in June, the emergence of ice sheets one meter below the ground inevitably leads people to different economic paths. In other words, when it was not possible to deal with anything other than animal husbandry and trade in this geography where agriculture was limited, people could not help themselves to covet the goods of their neighbors who were richer than themselves. For this reason, both sides actually suffered from the raids of war and plunder. Historians often overlook this situation. On the one hand, those who lose their property, on the other hand, it is necessary to remember the loss of life caused by those who act aggressively in order to gain this wealth. In fact, the functioning of the Chingizid or Turkish-Mogolian Khanate does not differ much from the previous Asian states. The main structure in all of them is more or less the same. Although the sanctity of the state and the dynasty is important, we see that the khan, who is the highest ruler, is also given a sanctity from his birth. Key Words: Turks, Mongols, Turkish Culture, State Structure, Chingiz Khan
