How was Tamerlane’s army organized?
Screex Tamerlane began his military career as a commander of a band of brigands, which at other times numbered less than a dozen men. In the future, the successful ataman rose…
Tamerlane: the Iron Hammer surrounded by legends
History preserves the memory of many great conquerors, but the name of Tamerlane stands out among them. Tamerlane's personality is surrounded by legends. One of the famous legends says that…
How China’s nomads absorbed
The oldest states on the territory of modern China were formed many centuries ago. And these were not just associations, but full-fledged states. It is enough to remember that Confucius,…
The Mamluks. Slave Warriors
Circassian Mamluks (Mamelukes) in Egypt. Warrior-slaves. For many centuries the system of military slavery was of great importance for the states of the Islamic world. It served as the basis…
Mamluks: Circassians on the Egyptian throne
Mamluks are the guard troops of Muslim rulers. In general, the very concept of “guard” as the elite of the army appeared quite a long time ago. In Persians, for…
The Mamluks: From Slaves to the Military and Political Elite of the Islamic World
The ancient history of the world is full of injustice and oppression. Powerful empires were built on the bones of soldiers and slaves. The ancient Greeks and Romans used their…
Why Khorezm did not gather all the forces to fight back the Mongols?
The attitude of historians to Khorezm Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad II was always not very good. He lived sinfully and died ridiculously - this is the general opinion about him.…
Kipchaks: formation and development
Let's start with the fact that the Kipchaks or Kypchaks are known to the ancient Greeks as a Scythian tribe. Greeks called them “hippophagi” from Greek “horse-riders”, hence the name…
You can’t enter the same river twice: why did the second Mongol invasion of Hungary fail?
After conquering Russia, Batu was forced to let some of his army go home. A few tumen headed by his personal enemy, Güyük, went to Mongolia. Nevertheless, invasion to Europe…
The secret of the grandiose victories of Genghis Khan’s Horde is revealed: why the Mongol army was centuries ahead of its opponents
In the steppe, as elsewhere in the Middle Ages, people could unite, in fact, only around a single individual (prince, count, king, emir, khan), and that, for the time being.…