Tazata
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Tazata was a Island of Scythian nations mentioned by Pliny.[1]
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Jata = Zata = Tazata (Pliny.vi.19) (Tazata = Ta-Zata = Massagetae, Ta = great as in Ta-Yue-che)[2]
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[3] mentions The nations of Scythia and the countries on the Eastern Ocean..... There are numerous islands throughout the whole of the Caspian sea: the only one that is well known is that of Tazata.14
14 Ansart suggests that this island is that now called Idak, one of the Ogurtchinski group.