The Golden Ulus — the power of t
Screex When Genghis Khan's grandsons Ordu and Batu (Batu), fulfilling the will of the founder of the Mongol Empire, conquered in the 30s-40s huge territories in Eastern Europe and Western Asia,…
How the Mongols conquered the Caucasus
The Mongol Empire (Khamag Mongol ulus), having arisen in the XIII century as a result of conquest campaigns such as the Mongol-Tatar invasion of the Caucasus by Tamuchen (Genghis Khan)…
PERSIAN-LANGUAGE SOURCES ON THE KIPCHAKS AND OTHER TURKIC-SPEAKING ETHNIC GROUPS (XIV-XV CC.)
As is known, the geographical name "Dasht-i Kypchak" is understood in Old Russian chronicles as the "Cumans' steppe" or, according to Russian sources, as the Kyrgyz steppes from the Urals…
On the destruction of the population of Central Asia by Genghis Khan’s Mongols
Today in a number of countries of Central Asia there is a boom on Genghis Khan. The question of kinship with the legendary conqueror causes heated disputes in the Internet.…
Chagatai ulus (Mogolistan) and the process of its Islamization
The history of the Central Asian region in the XIII-XVIII centuries is directly connected with the emergence and development of the Mongol Empire, which finally took shape by 1260. In…
Who are nomads? How did they come to be? Why did they attack settled peoples?
In many people's understanding, a nomad is a herdsman who roams freely on the steppe, following his herds. Knowing neither the purpose nor the direction, he moves all his life,…
Eurasian nomads: role in history
Much is written about the historiosophic significance of the nomads of the Eurasian steppe. About nomadic empires - the predecessors of Russia. What role did the representatives of nomadic civilization…
Why nomads did not suffer from parasites and the plague bypassed our steppes
Since the time of Herodotus, it is commonly believed that the Scythians and Sarmatians were unclean, walked in dirty clothes, wore rags and smelled disgusting. In fact, the hygiene of…
The call of the nomadic world
Modern civilization is in the deepest crisis, more and more resembling a deadlock. There are dozens of reasons for this deadlock crisis, but if we look at the very essence…
The two-stranded nomads of the Sahara
When it comes to African nomads, many people think of the Tuareg tribe, the "blue men" of the Sahara. Indeed, their caravans have become a hallmark of the desert, adorning…