Altay Tayfun Özcan 90 Abstact Julian who was one of Hungarian priest was send to Volga region in order to find Hungarian's pagan relatives. Howewer, after his arriving in Volga he got some information regarding different issues. These...
moreAltay Tayfun Özcan 90 Abstact Julian who was one of Hungarian priest was send to Volga region in order to find Hungarian's pagan relatives. Howewer, after his arriving in Volga he got some information regarding different issues. These information resulted from Mongol invasion. Mongols, after 1235, decided to invate the region given to under control of Juji's sons. They firstly came to Bulgar Kahanate's borderland in the late of 1235. After they gathered all of their troops attempted to invade Bulgaria. The result of this invade, their terrible fame spreaded. Priest Julian gained his information related to Mongols in such an asmophere. Although our knowledge about Mongol invasion mostly based on chronicles and archeological evidences, his report gives more detailed and clearer information. For example, any cronicle we can see any evidence how many Bulgarian cities passed into the hands of the Mongols, how many people fled to Russia and other countries and what was the political structure of the region in this time. Howewer, it is possible to find some answers to these questions in Julian's report. In this report, he concentrates on some cultural issues as well. Especially, some parts of the report about Mongols were very striking. This report was the first source for western to get knowledge regarding Mongols as well. Julian, also, handles Mongols' history, their military situation and their goals.