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The Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä, is an anonymous written ?testament? of Volga Tatar oral stories. Composed in the late 17th century, though not based on historical fact, it gives insight into the quzaq(wandering warrior/outcast/runaway) way of life.

Mongol genealogy
The Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä gives an indepth look at the ancestry of Genghis Khan. While giving a narrative of the fictitious "qazaq" life of Temur and Genghis Khan.

Among the Volga Tatars to become a "qazaq"(qazaq čïq) was an expression meaning to leave one's home and become a wanderer.

Dilyara Usmanova, professor of History at Kazan Federal University, states the Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä is among the most significant works of the Volga region's literary history. Usmanov and M. Ivanics edited the Däftär-i Čingiz-nāmä in 2002.