Tatar Encyclopaedic Dictionary (; ТЭС) is the first encyclopaedic dictionary published in Tatar language about history of Tatarstan and the Tatar people. The publication is produced by Tatar Encyclopedia Institute of the Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.
Originally prepared and published in Russian in 1999,Tatar Encyclopedic Dictionary presentation , November 3, 1999. Tatar-language version of Tatar Encyclopaedic Dictionary was made available in 2002.
Tatar Encyclopedia Institute further started work on developing multi-volume Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Russian – vol.1 in 2002, vol.2 in 2005, vol.3 in 2006, vol.4 in 2008 & vol.5 in 2010: in Tatar – vol.1 in 2008; vol.2 in 2011; vol.3 in 2012), Tatarstan: Illustrated encyclopedia (in Russian, 2013).Tatar Encyclopaedia Institute of the Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. About Tatarstan encyclopaedia presented at international conference, Moscow, September 12, 2013 The responsible editor for the encyclopedia is Gamirjan S. Sabirjanov.
Tatar Encyclopaedia Institute founding director, TES and Tatar Encyclopedias founding editor-in-chief M. Kh. Khasanov died in 2010.Mansur Khasanov died in Kazan.
References
Tatar Encyclopaedia (in five volumes). Volume 2: G-J M.H.Hasanov (chief editor)