Bashkirs of the Kipchak family
Screex Historically, the Bashkir people consisted of more than 40 territorial-clan subdivisions (clan volosts), the members of each of which went back to a single ancestor. Russian lexicographer Vladimir Dahl wrote:…
All the troubles of the Polovtsians, the unfortunate Kipchaks.
In the article "How Russians and Polovtsians became allies against the Mongol-Tatars" we wrote that "the Polovtsians always gave Russians only trouble: they attacked, killed, burned, robbed, deceived, let down,…
Why do Cossacks and Kazakhs have a common ancestor, the Kipchaks?
To begin with - Hello, dear readers! I want to put for your judgement my personal interpretation of the origin of the name of the people to which I, the…
Rise of the Kipchaks. Kipchak Khanate
After the fall of the Kimak Kaganate in Central Asia in 1050, the Kipchak Khanate was formed. It was located on the geographical territory of present Kazakhstan, except Semirechye. The…
The Kipchaks and the Second Bulgarian Empire
During the formation of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom in the Balkans, the Bulgarians had a new ally, and they were the Kipchaks. They were reliable co-religionists who took part in…
Oguzes, Karluks, Kipchaks: how do the main branches of the Turks differ?
The current Turkic peoples are usually classified by language. This approach is used for the reason that nomadic Turkic groups had high mobility, often mixed with each other and assimilated…
Merits of the Mamluks to the Muslim civilization
The rule of the Mamluks in Egypt can be assessed in different ways - from bright to the darkest colors. However, one thing remains undoubted - the Mamluks gave a…
Türkic tribes within the Kypchak association on the eve and during the Mongol invasion
On the eve of the Mongol invasion, the history of the tribes living in its steppe western and central regions of Asia, was connected primarily with the state associations of…
Settlement of the Kipchaks in the first third of the XI century (source analysis)
Gradually expanding the territory of their nomads in the south-western and western directions, the Kipchak and some Kimak tribal associations in the 30s of the XI century. Kipchak and some…
Kipchaks and their role in the formation of Kazakh tribes
The participation of the Kipchaks in the ethnogenesis of Kazakh tribes and clans has been much written in scientific literature. This is also evidenced by the existing in science eponymous…