Djebe is Genghis Khan’s greatest general, who shot at him but was pardoned
Screex In the early 1200s, Temujin became one of the strongest khans of Mongolia and already dared to challenge to battle those from whom he had previously fled. Thus, in 1201…
Azerbaijanis: where did they come from?
Biological basisAny nation consists of two most important components - language and biological basis (we will not touch culture). However, they do not always coincide. If we talk about language,…
What became of Genghis Khan’s siblings?
Although Esugei-Bagatur, Genghis Khan's father, did not live a long life, he had seven children from two wives - six boys and one girl. And if the fate of the…
Six great atrocities that Tamerlane committed
Well, actually, he committed many more of them - not for nothing is the Central Asian conqueror considered one of the most dangerous men who walked the earth. For the…
What did Tamerlane do to Sultan Bayezid’s favorite wife?
In 1402, the Battle of Angora took place in the heart of Anatolia. Tired and thirsty Ottoman army was defeated by the Central Asian ruler Tamerlane, whose army had a…
Who was Esugei, Genghis Khan’s father?
For most history buffs, Yesugei is in the shadow of his formidable son, being only one line in his biography. We remember how this man was poisoned by his enemies…
Genghis Khan’s favorite Turks
Relations between the Mongols and the Turks are difficult to call even now, what to say about the Middle Ages, when between them regularly broke out bloody armed conflicts, ending…
«Alternative» and Mongolian logistics in 1238
I can never understand, and what is the problem of advancing, feeding and supplying the Mongol troops in the campaign to North-Eastern Russia? Why are so many copies broken around…