Genghis Khan — Bekter’s massacre
Screex In 1172, Targutai-Kiriltukh, the chief of the Taijiuts, decided to migrate from their forced places near the Onon. History has not left the destination of their migration. Knowing this would…
Genghis Khan — the death of Esugei’s father
In 1171 Yesugei takes Temujin to the tribe of Kuda - Ungirats. The official reason - the search for a bride for Temujin. In reality Yesugei had a purpose -…
Genghis Khan — Father Esugei and Mother Oelun
In the XII century the eastern part of the Great Steppe was inhabited by various Turkic and Mongolian tribes - Keraits, Merkits, Tatars, Naimans and Mongols. To the south-east of…
Naymans are the ancestors of what peoples?
Naymans are one of the most warlike and culturally developed medieval peoples of nomadic Eurasia. Naymans along with Oirats, Keriites, Mongols, Turks participated in the ethnogenesis of many peoples of…
Geniuses of the Kazakh steppe
Culture is a historical phenomenon, developing in the process of evolution of human society. Material and spiritual culture are interrelated and interdependent. There is no clear boundary between them, as…
Between Siberia and Central Asia
Between Siberia and Central Asia, which are far apart, stretches a vast expanse of endless steppe, larger than the whole of Western Europe. In the north, the steppe is flat,…
The descendants of the Turks in the Caucasus mountains are the Taulula peop
The Caucasus with its mild climate, fertile soils and high mountains, which allowed the population to successfully hide and defend themselves from enemies and to extract stone for building dwellings…
Crimean Khanate — historical background
In the Middle Ages on the territory of the Crimean peninsula and the adjacent steppe lands to the north there was a powerful and highly developed culture state, which was…
The State of Khorezm Shah: an empire of ups and downs
Central Asia, with its warm climate, abundance of steppe pastures and fertile lands in the river valleys where Khorezm was located, has been the cradle of more than one rich…
The Oghuz Türks, who gave the East a language
In the second half of the VI century in the vast steppes of Central Asia as a result of wars from ancient times inhabited where the Turks came from and…