Abstract: The subject of the research in the article is the question of the Galgai expansion in the interfluve of Fortanga and Argun in the XV–XVIII centuries, in the context of the question of the tribal affiliation of the Ferings from the Akka folk legend about the Ferings. The analysis of information from historical sources related to these issues is carried out. The purpose of this article is to show the Galgai presence in the interfluve of Fortanga and Argun in the XV–XVIII centuries, as well as their connection with the mythical Feringami people, who, according to information from the Akka legend, came from the "Galgai societies" around the XV century, seized the upper reaches of the Gekhi River and tried to subjugate this territory through its colonization and the spread of the Christian religion among the local pagan population. To achieve this goal, the author has attracted a significant amount of scientific literature and archival data, comparing them with information from Ingush and Chechen folklore. In the course of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the in XV–XVIII centuries there was an active expansion of the Galgai tribes in the interfluve of Fortanga and Argun and their colonization of this territory. This is reflected in some Chechen legends. After the crushing blow inflicted in the XVI century by the Kabardino-Nogai army, the Galgaevites were forced out of the flat territories. However, in the second half of the XVII century, led by Etagai Agishbatoysky and with the support of the Avar princes Turlov, they managed to liberate the flat lands between Argun and Terek from the Nogais, after which they founded their settlements here. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that it additionally highlights an important issue for the study of the main migration routes of Ingush tribes in the XV–XVIII centuries.

Abstract: This work is devoted to the migration processes that took place in the XVII-XVIII centuries among the Ingush tribes, which eventually led to the foundation of the first permanent Ingush settlement in the area of the modern city of Nazran. The analysis of information from historical sources on this issue, as well as the main versions that exist today, is carried out. At the republican scientific and practical conference "historical determination of the date of formation of Nazran", held on July 15, 2000, it was decided to consider the date of foundation of Nazran as 1781. However, some researchers still express the opinion that Ingush settlements in the Nazran valley began to arise only at the beginning of the XIX century. The purpose of the article is to confirm the validity of the officially established date of the founding of Nazran on the basis of data from historical sources.   And also to show that the development of the territory of the Nazran valley by Ingush tribes began in the XVII century. To achieve the purpose of the article, the author drew on a significant amount of scientific literature and archival data, comparing them with information from Ingush folklore. The novelty of this work lies in the fact that the issue of the foundation of Nazran is considered in the context of migration processes that took place among the Ingush tribes in the XVII-XIX centuries. Historical works on the history of the development of the territory of the Nazran Valley are summarized, comparing them with information from Ingush folklore. In the course of the research, the author comes to the following key conclusions: information from various sources related to this issue are consistent and complement each other; Ingush tribes began to develop the territory of the Nazran Valley in the XVII century, and the first permanent settlement in this territory appeared in 1780-1781. This happened after they concluded an agreement with the Kabardian and Kumyk princes.