The campaign of Genghis Khan's tumen Dzhebe and Subudei began rather as a reconnaissance - police operation during the war with the state of Khorezm Shahs. More details about Genghis…
Temujin marries 19-year-old Borte in about 1180. 19 years for a girl of those times is the limit for marriage. She really liked Temujin. Borte-fujin, Borte-uchjin (from Chinese Fujin -…
As we know, the Golden Horde had no less than 150 cities, which were different in size and importance. Where Cumans steppe winds blew recently, bending to the ground waddle,…
The elders of the Taijiuts sent a detachment to catch the barimtachi. They caught Teemujin and put him in stocks as a criminal. There was no revenge of Targutai-Kirultukh as…
In 1172, Targutai-Kiriltukh, the chief of the Taijiuts, decided to migrate from their forced places near the Onon. History has not left the destination of their migration. Knowing this would…
In 1171 Yesugei takes Temujin to the tribe of Kuda - Ungirats. The official reason - the search for a bride for Temujin. In reality Yesugei had a purpose -…
In the XII century the eastern part of the Great Steppe was inhabited by various Turkic and Mongolian tribes - Keraits, Merkits, Tatars, Naimans and Mongols. To the south-east of…
Naymans are one of the most warlike and culturally developed medieval peoples of nomadic Eurasia. Naymans along with Oirats, Keriites, Mongols, Turks participated in the ethnogenesis of many peoples of…
Culture is a historical phenomenon, developing in the process of evolution of human society. Material and spiritual culture are interrelated and interdependent. There is no clear boundary between them, as…
Between Siberia and Central Asia, which are far apart, stretches a vast expanse of endless steppe, larger than the whole of Western Europe. In the north, the steppe is flat,…
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