On the way to a Great Empire. Genghis Khan
Temujin owed his reputation as an ideal steppe ruler not only to his princely roots and military successes. He was distinguished from many other members of the noble family by…
Temujin owed his reputation as an ideal steppe ruler not only to his princely roots and military successes. He was distinguished from many other members of the noble family by…
Some people had concerns about the new ruler. For example, the Keraite king Vankhan, who understood that his yesterday's vassal was becoming his equal. According to the official Genghisid history,…
In the 20th century, Kipchaks or Kipchoks (Kipchoklar) lived compactly in the Zeravshan River valley (Samarkand and Bukhara regions of Uzbekistan), in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya (Khorezm…
How did it arise and what connects it with the current Kyrgyz In 840, a large nomadic state arose in Central Asia — the Kyrgyz Kaganate. References to him have…
The Uighurs are well known in Chinese history. These are the descendants of Gaoju, who themselves came from the Xiongnu group. They have long had relations with the royal court…
Great Scythia revered the sun god Khors; it is not surprising that the cities named after him were scattered throughout its vast territory. Chersonesos in Crimea and Khorezm on the…
Everyone probably knows about the Turkish Ottoman Empire that existed for many centuries. But it was the empire of the Ottoman Turks. Here we will touch a little on the…
In the era of the Crusades, the East became the "fiend of hell" instead of Byzantium. There were many reasons to hate Muslims. It turns out that they also revered…
The Latin traveler and missionary Plano Carpini reports that the Bessermans (basurmans), tax collectors, speak Cuman. From this message, it can only be deduced that the Cumans were of Western…
In the 3rd and 4th centuries, a great migration of peoples took place in East Asia north of China, reaching the borders of the Roman Empire in Europe. It began…