Translated from Bulgarian
August 9, 2020, 13:43 -
Kiev- the capital of ancient Bulgaria?
author: Radostina Lassa
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History
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This was stated
by Midhat Izhbulatov, a historian, lecturer at the International Tatar-Turkish
Lyceum in Kazan, chairman of the Bulgar al-Jadid society. We offer our readers
a conversation between the editor-in-chief of Tatinform Mrs. Farida Abitova and
Mr. Midhat Izhbulatov.
- Midhat Rezvanovic, your statement, to put it mildly,
is revolutionary. How did you get to it and do you have supporters?
- My idea was born at
the time when I started visiting the society of Bulgar-al-Jadid, which deals
with the history of our people. The essence of the idea is as follows: the city
of Kiev, which is considered the ancestral home of Russian cities, was
apparently founded by the Bulgarians by order of Khan Kubrat, ruler of the
Hunno-Bulgarian state of Greater Bulgaria. The founder of Kiev in 620-630 AD
became the brother of Kubrat, also a khan - Shambat Khan. Apparently from the
name Shambat in ancient times Kiev had another name - Sambat (Shambat), which,
incidentally, is mentioned in the research of Ukrainian archaeologist and
writer Yuri Oleynik.
- But this radically contradicts the facts of history
that we know from school?
- The
"monumental" claim about the Slavic origin of ancient Kiev that it
was founded by one of the brothers - Kiy, is supported, as it turned out, only
by legend. At the same time, the assumption that Kiev was founded by the
Bulgarians is proved by more reliable data. As for the name "Kiev", back
in 1991 in Ankara, the Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the book
"Shan kyzy dastans" - (a poem about the daughter of Shan), authored
by Mikail Bashtu, an ancient Bulgarian poet who was born and lived in the 800s
in Kiev. Mikail Bashtu claims that in ancient times Kiev was called Shambatos,
and the inner part of the city was called Bashtum. The city itself emerged at
one time as a fortress. After the quarrel between the brothers Kubrat and
Shambat, the older one gave the younger one a nickname "Kiy", which
means "cut off" and gradually the city of Shambatos became known as
Kiev. Confirmation that Shambat was founded by the Bulgarians is the statement
of the Byzantine king and historian of the 10th century Konstantin
Bagryanorodni and his daughter Anna Komnina, which also shows that Kiev in
ancient times was called by the Turkic word Shambatos. There is another
confirmation that Shambatos was part of the state of Greater Bulgaria. Not far
from Kiev, near Poltava, formerly called Baltavar, there is a mound with the
burial of Kubrat Khan and his cousin Organ. The archaeologists who excavated it
in 1913, have found 75 kilograms of gold and silver objects - weapons, jewelry,
utensils, coins. The encyclopedias do not mention that these are the funerals
of the Bulgarian Khan Kubrat and his brother. It is simply referred to as
"the remains of a rich burial." In times of stagnation, it was not
allowed to talk about Kubrat Khan, and it was only in recent years that people
began to learn the real story. German scientists also helped prove the
treasure's belonging to Kubrat Khan. After all, rulers are buried only in their
homeland. This once again proves that Kiev and its environs were part of
Greater Bulgaria.
- As you know, the treasures of Kubrat Khan are in the
Hermitage and negotiations are underway for their demonstration in Kazan?
- That, of course, is
good. But I believe that the treasure should not only be shown to us, but also
to be left in the museum of Tatarstan. It rightly belongs to us, the
Bulgarian-Tatar people, because Greater Bulgaria is the home of our ancestors.
- I wonder how the Ukrainians themselves would react
to your theory?
- Michael Bashtu in
the 9th century in his poem "Shan Kizi Dastani" gives the opportunity
to fill in the missing pages of the history of Ukraine. By the way, Ukrainian
scientists acknowledge this. They recognize Michael Bashtu as their compatriot
and as the author of the book. By the way, the population of Kiev in ancient
times was mainly Turkic. But then the rulers allowed the Slavs to settle in
these lands. In my opinion, modern Ukrainians come from the mixing of these
Turkic-speaking Bulgarians with the Slavs.
Source: Al Bayan
newspaper, author - Farida Abitova
Euphar Shakur
