![]() Many noble families in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire had Tatar origins. However, it is possible, that all Tatar groups have at least partially the same origin, mainly from the times of Golden Horde. While also speaking languages belonging to different Kipchak sub-groups, genetic studies have shown that the three main groups of Tatars (Volga, Crimean, Siberian) do not have common ancestors and, thus, their formation occurred independently of one another. As of 2010, there were an estimated 5.3 million ethnic Tatars in Russia. ![]() Their language is known as the Tatar language. They compose 53% of the population in Tatarstan. The largest group amongst the Tatars by far are the Volga Tatars, native to the Volga-Ural region ( Tatarstan and Bashkortostan), who for this reason are often also known as "Tatars" in Russian. More recently, however, the term has come to refer more narrowly to related ethnic groups who refer to themselves as Tatars or who speak languages that are commonly referred to as Tatar. Historically, the term Tatars (or Tartars) was applied to anyone originating from the vast Northern and Central Asian landmass then known as Tartary, a term which was also conflated with the Mongol Empire itself. That confederation was eventually incorporated into the Mongol Empire when Genghis Khan unified the various steppe tribes. Initially, the ethnonym Tatar possibly referred to the Tatar confederation. The Tatars ( / ˈ t ɑː t ər z/ TAH-tərz), sometimes referred to as Tartars, is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar". ![]() ![]() Share of Tatars in regions of Russia, 2010 census ![]()
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