Are the Kyrgyz Turks or Turkicized Mongols?
Screex The history of the Kyrgyz is more confusing than that of any Turkic people. Primarily because we do not know whether or not they are related to the ancient bearers…
The Adventures of the Zhuzhans and the Mystery of the Origin of the Avars of the Avar Kaganate
This story began with the fact that in 439 the Ashin Turks moved with five hundred families to the Jujans. Further for some time Turkuts and Zhuzhans peacefully coexisted. However,…
North Caucasian history of the Kipchaks
The Kipchaks first appeared in the North Caucasus in the pre-Christian period. These people were called "Ilk-kypchaklar" in this region, which means the first Kipchaks. In the 11th century, other…
Kimak Khaganate — contemporary of Khazar Khaganate and opponent of Russia
The president is right. And a victory over Khazar Khaganate is a very important achievement of ancient Slavs on a way to the power. But Khazar Khaganate is only one…
Cossacks — heirs of the Khazar Kaganate
The powerful medieval Khazar state disappeared almost without a trace. For a long time it was generally considered semi-mythical. The 500-year history of the vast and powerful state in the…
Dzungaria: a mysterious enemy of Russia and China
The Oirats are considered the heirs of Genghis Khan. They lived in a vast country stretching from the Kazakh steppes to Tibet. The first mention of the Dzungars (or as…
«Yedigey — the last strong khan of the Golden Horde»: could return the former power
"Everything has an end and everything has a beginning" - not without reason so says a very famous saying. And the Mongol Empire - a powerful steppe power, the greatest…
«Kalmyk Khanate»: Russia’s adversaries turned allies
The Kalmyk Khanate, which existed from 1633 to 1771, was the successor of such irreconcilable opponents of Russia as the Nogai Horde and the Oirat Khanate. But history has arranged…
The emergence of the Iranian Huns, the Chionites
Not much information has been preserved about this people. The history of this branch of the Huns is very complicated, and it began at the spurs of the Altai Mountains.…
Khiva Khanate: How One of the Greatest Uzbek States Emerged and Fell
We know very little about the Khanate of Khiva. However, it is one of the "robber" states, which raided each of its neighbors for slaves. The reason for its conquest…