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Utigurs 81, 189 n. 84, 193
utsmii 250
Uyghur Khaganate 40–41, 50–51, 53, 225,
277
convertion to Manichaeism 20 n. 14
Uyghurs 51, 53, 76, 225, 246, 280–281
Uz, see Oghuz

V.n.nd.r./ V-n-n-tr, see Unogundurs
Vachkova, Veselina 57 n. 175, 88
Vainberg, Bella 29 and n. 51, 30 n. 52, 36 and
n. 73, 38, 40, 63 n. 201, 65, 218, 241 n. 75,
242 n. 81
Vaklinov, Stancho 187 n. 74, 190 n. 86
Varachan 75, 119 n. 476
Varakhsha 245
Varangians 165
Varsan Mountain 75
Varuna 72, 73 and n. 239, 74, 76, 123 n. 503
Venantius Fortunatus 118
Venedikov, Ivan 79 n. 278, 107, 122
Venus (Morning Star) 109–111
Verethragna 78 and n. 271
Verkhnii Chiriurt hillfort 12, 203 n. 141, 204
n. 144, 246, 252 n. 126
Verkhnii Churiurt necropolis 252 and
n. 126, 253 n. 131
Verkhnii Ol’shanksk hillfort 202, 248
Verkhnii Saltov hillfort 8–9, 14, 202, 203
n. 138, 219 n. 223, 259 n. 170, 261
Vernadskii, Georgii 57 n. 172, 98 n. 365
Viatichi 16, 153, 160, 164, 168, 262, 266
Viatka River 231
Vikings 148, 165
Vinnikov, Anatolii 131, 164, 173
Virbius, first of the Kings of the Wood 103
Vlachs (Tsintsars) 273
Vladimir, Rus’ Prince 236–264, 265 n. 205,
266 and n. 208, 267
Vladimirov, Georgi 24
Volchia hillfort 219
Volga River 3, 6, 19, 23, 30 and n. 52, 36 n. 74,
42, 45, 127–128, 147, 150–153, 156 and
n. 29, 157, 172, 182 n. 56, 192–193, 195,
205 n. 149, 217, 229, 230 n. 26, 243, 252,
257 n. 158, 262, 273
Lower Volga 31–32, 37, 40, 129, 140,
151–152, 182 n. 55, 206, 215, 241, 255

Middle Volga 84, 191 n. 89, 263

Upper Volga 149, 152, 163

Volga Region 28, 33, 35, 37 n. 78, 61, 145,

185 n. 65, 266

Volga-Don Interfluve 32, 172, 252

Volga-Oka Interfluve 217

Volgograd 215

Volokonovka complex 130

Volyntsevo culture 187 and n. 75, 188 and

n. 78, 189 n. 85, 200

Voronezh 188

Voronezh River 219

Voroshilovgrad 215

Vorskla River 173

Voznesenka 8, 13, 190 and n. 86, 252–253

and n. 129

water/river 76–77, 85, 104, 108–109, 113–115,

117

Al-Wathiq, Abbasid Caliph 59, 64

Werner, Joachim 190 n. 86

Wite City 239 and n. 62

wolf/she-wolf 23, 76–77, 78 n. 269, 79, 100,

120

world tree 76 and n. 260, 78, 81 n. 285,

85 and n. 304, 103, 108, 110, 113–114,

115 n. 455, 116–119 and n. 476, 120,

122 n. 499, 126

Wusuns 22–23, 28, 30, 34, 277 and n. 41

Xiongnu, see Huns

yabghu 23 and n. 25, 50, 53–54, 60, 80,

241–243

Yabghu, Empire of Oghuz, see Oghuz state

yabghu khagan 50, 54

Yaghlakar, Uyghur dynasty 53

Yancai, Kingdom of 30 and n. 52

Al-Yaqubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Yaqub ibn Jafar

ibn Wadih 43, 62–64, 96

Yarik-Su River 205

Yaroslav, Rus’ Prince 265 n. 205

Yases 27–28, 260 and n. 179, 262–263 and

n. 195, 265, see also Alans

Yazid Bulash, vicegerent of the Khazar

khagan 96

Yuezhi 22, 30, 34, 65, 278, 280

Yuezhi from the House of Zhaowu 65