The Argyns are a people from Kazakhstan, Crimea, Bashkiria, and Khakassia
Screex As we know, Turkic peoples (tribes) are very numerous and scattered not only in Asia,...
Grandson of Genghis Khan, son of Djuchi — Batuy
Titulature Originally, Batyi’s name was Bat. That means strong. That was Batyi’s name in his...
Kazakh mythology about Naymans
The second mythology of Kazakhs is that Naimans are Segiz Oguzes. Where do they get...
Captive of Genghis Khan
Khansha Terken closed her eyes: what to say to her young granddaughters about their fate?...
Why Ottoman slave traders preyed on women of age
When it comes to the slave trade in the Ottoman Empire, most people think of...
How much was a young, beautiful slave girl worth in the Ottoman Empire? Who could buy her?
The Islamic religion allows a master to have intimacy with his slave girls. Therefore, any...
What became of the Ottoman Empire’s most famous executioner?
The executioner Kara Ali is only mentioned in “The Magnificent Century”. Despite the desire to...
Was Tamerlane a good individual fighter?
«Timur was tall and of good build, as if he belonged to the remnants of...
Tamerlane’s campaign against the Golden Horde
In 1395-1396. Timur carried out a second invasion of the Horde lands. This time he...
Who will wake up Tamerlane: a curse that became a reality
Among ancient artifacts and tombs filled with mysteries, one of the most intriguing stories is...