THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF “KUT” IN GOKTURKS AND “FARRAH” (XVARRAH) IN SASSANIDS

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THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF “KUT” IN GOKTURKS AND “FARRAH” (XVARRAH) IN SASSANIDS

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Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 17, pp.113-134

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282938

pISSN:

1015-2105

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 The Gokturks, which began appearing in the Central Asian region in the 6th century AD, turned into a tremendous political power within a short time and started to establish commercial and political relations with another influential state of the age, i.e., the Sassanids. Although the Gokturks had a nomadic civilization at that time and the Sassanids had a settled life, it is understood that there are some common similarities between the understanding of domination of the two states. In particular, concepts such as Farrah and Kut, which legitimize the use of state machinery and political power, are examples of this. The word Farrah means happiness, luck, felicity, and good fortune. However, besides these meanings, this concept mainly refers to the political and religious power that Ahura Mazda gave to the Sassanid shahs to run the state and nation. Although the concept of Kut has the same meaning as the word Farrah, it represents a divine power that was believed to be given to the Gokturks Khagan by Kök Tengri to manage the nation element of the state. This study aims to reveal the similarities between the concept of Kut, which was transferred from the Asian Huns to the Gokturks, known as the first Turkish state in history, and Farrah, in the light of limited sources.

 The Gokturks, which began appearing in the Central Asian region in the 6th century AD, turned into a tremendous political power within a short time and started to establish commercial and political relations with another influential state of the age, i.e., the Sassanids. Although the Gokturks had a nomadic civilization at that time and the Sassanids had a settled life, it is understood that there are some common similarities between the understanding of domination of the two states. In particular, concepts such as Farrah and Kut, which legitimize the use of state machinery and political power, are examples of this. The word Farrah means happiness, luck, felicity, and good fortune. However, besides these meanings, this concept mainly refers to the political and religious power that Ahura Mazda gave to the Sassanid shahs to run the state and nation. Although the concept of Kut has the same meaning as the word Farrah, it represents a divine power that was believed to be given to the Gokturks Khagan by Kök Tengri to manage the nation element of the state. This study aims to reveal the similarities between the concept of Kut, which was transferred from the Asian Huns to the Gokturks, known as the first Turkish state in history, and Farrah, in the light of limited sources.

 The Gokturks, which began appearing in the Central Asian region in the 6th century AD, turned into a tremendous political power within a short time and started to establish commercial and political relations with another influential state of the age, i.e., the Sassanids. Although the Gokturks had a nomadic civilization at that time and the Sassanids had a settled life, it is understood that there are some common similarities between the understanding of domination of the two states. In particular, concepts such as Farrah and Kut, which legitimize the use of state machinery and political power, are examples of this. The word Farrah means happiness, luck, felicity, and good fortune. However, besides these meanings, this concept mainly refers to the political and religious power that Ahura Mazda gave to the Sassanid shahs to run the state and nation. Although the concept of Kut has the same meaning as the word Farrah, it represents a divine power that was believed to be given to the Gokturks Khagan by Kök Tengri to manage the nation element of the state. This study aims to reveal the similarities between the concept of Kut, which was transferred from the Asian Huns to the Gokturks, known as the first Turkish state in history, and Farrah, in the light of limited sources.

 Miladi 6. yüzyıldan itibaren Orta Asya bölgesinde görünmeye başlayan ve kısa sürede büyük bir imparatorluğa dönüşen Göktürkler, çağın bir diğer etkili devleti olan Sasaniler ile ticari ve siyasi ilişkiler kurmuştur. Göktürklerin o dönemde göçebe bir medeniyet sürmesi, Sasanilerin ise yerleşik bir hayata sahip olmasına rağmen iki devletin hakimiyet anlayışları arasında bazı ortak benzerliklerin olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Bilhassa devlet mekanizması ve siyasi gücün kullanımını meşrulaştıran, Farrah ve Kut gibi kavramlar buna örnektir. Farrah kelimesi; saadet, mutluluk, talih ve şans gibi manalara gelmektedir. Tabii Farrah kavramı bu anlamları dışında daha çok Sasani şahlarının, devleti ve millet idare etmek için Ahura Mazda tarafından kendilerine verildiğine inanılan siyasi ve dini gücü ifade ederdi. Eski Türklere özgü olan Kut kavramı da Farrah kelimesine benzer anlamlara gelmekle birlikte, Göktürk Kağanlarının kontrol ettikleri devlet ve o devleti oluşturan millet unsurunu iyi şekilde yönetmek için Kök Tengri tarafından kendilerine itâ edildiğini düşündükleri tanrısal bir gücü temsil etmekteydi. Bu çalışma, tarihte ilk Türk devleti olarak bilinen Asya Hunlarından Göktürklere intikal eden Kut kavramı ile Farrah arasında ne gibi benzerlikler olduğu konusunu sınırlı kaynaklar ışığında ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF “KUT” IN GOKTURKS AND “FARRAH” (XVARRAH) IN SASSANIDS

Yazarlar: N.A.

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Dergi: Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 17, pp.113-134

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001282938

pISSN: 1015-2105

Sassanids

Gokturks

Sasaniler

Göktürkler

Farrah

Kut

Sayı

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 17, pp.113-134

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282938

pISSN:

1015-2105