Some Nogai propagandists on the Internet make the absurd claim that the Crimean Tatar people do not exist (supposedly they are three different peoples, and the steppe Crimean Tatars, in…
The Romans knew very little about the Huns. In the 4th century A.D., the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus described this people as follows: "The Hun tribe lives outside the Maeotian…
Mahmud Ghaznavi sought to conquer India. The campaigns brought huge spoils, but when the main forces went on a campaign, the Karakhanids and the Sazu tried to grab off pieces…
Scientists and travelers who visited Mongolia were often surprised by the apparent discrepancy between the historically established image of the great conquerors who rallied around the legendary Genghis Khan and…
Despite the enormous loss of life during the Mongol conquests, they had at least one positive side. Genghis Khan and his heirs, out of the need to manage the disparate…
"Your father has been executed," the messenger said. At the same moment, Tokhtamysh felt his insides turn cold. Just three words turned his fate around. Now he had to save…
A thin, frightened boy looked around and wrapped himself in rags. He barely had time to realize what was happening when most of his tribe was slaughtered, and he himself…
The Khazarians have an unusual fate. They now live in a mountainous area of central Afghanistan. These people have a Mongoloid appearance and speak the language of the Iranian group.…
The Barlas belonged to the Hamag Mongols, a northeastern confederation of nomadic tribes that would eventually unite their people into a single entity and become the core of the Mongol…
The evolution of steppe warriors: the transformation of the Dzungaria military arsenal The history of the military art of the nomadic peoples of Central Asia spans thousands of years. From…
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