Kalkans, Kolkans, Kalki, Kolki, Kalkan peopleethnonym of the Ingush used in Russian sources of the 16th-17th centuries. The ethnonym corresponds to the self-name of the Ingush - Ghalghaï.[1][2]

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Kalkans are first mentioned in the second half of the 16th century in numerous reports of attacks done on Russian ambassador armies in Darial Gorge by Kalkans.[3][4][2] The earliest mention of Kalkans can be found in 1590 article list of knyaz of Zvenigorod and diak of Torkh, when the Kolkans attacked Russian ambassador army.[5][3][1]

Historical mentions
NameSourceDateRefs
KolkansArticle list1590[5][3][1]
KalkansDocument1604[6]
Kalkan mountainsDocument1604[6]
Kalkan kabaksDocument1614[6]
Kalkan mountain landsReportage1619[1]
Kolkan landsChelobitnaya of Okoks1621[7]
Kolkan landsReportage of 2 Kabardian knyazes1621[8]
KalkaniDocument1637[6]

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