Tatars

"The Tatars (/ˈtɑːtərz/; Tatar: татарлар; Russian: татары) are a Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Tatarstan and the wider Volga-Ural region. They speak Tatar, a Kipchak Turkic language. The vast majority of Tatars today reside in post-Soviet countries, primarily in Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The vast majority of Tatars are Muslims.[10]

The name Tatar first appears in written form on the Kul Tigin monument as