The Chagatai Khanate: what became of the Mongols’ most obscure state?
Screex The rise and fall of the Golden Horde, the Mongol state that was founded in Eastern Europe, is understandably well known in our country. We also know the fate of…
Faced with the Mongols, Europe decided: it is necessary to change tactics, and Russia decided: it is necessary to pay tribute
In the beginning of spring 1242 Batu Khan stops fighting and leaves frightened and confused Europe. This in many respects has generated in historiography the most various versions, including very…
Kuchkunji Khan — the third supreme ruler of the Sheibanids. Or how Uzbek warriors helped Babur to conquer India
The next stage of formation of the Uzbek state under Sheibanid rule after the death of Muhammad Sheibani (and his companions Mahmud and Suyunchkhodzhy) is associated with the personalities of…
The Mongol invasion. How the North Caucasus fell. Alans and mountaineers gave their last fight to Batyi
At the end of 1221, Subedei won a bloody decisive battle against the army of the Georgian king. The plans of the campaign of 2 tumen (20 000) Dzhebe and…
How the Chinese «helped» Russia to get rid of the Mongols
It is known that ancient China is the birthplace of inventions that had a significant push in the development of human civilization. Among these inventions, a special place is occupied…
The Mongol invasion of the Caucasus. Alanian kingdom
On the eve of the Mongol strike, the North Caucasus was a place of survival for warlike tribes. The most important was the Alanian kingdom. The last shard of the…
The most terrible battle with the Russians: at the storming of what city the son of Genghis Khan died
The battle of Kolomna is considered one of the largest battles of the Great Western campaign of the Mongol Empire. The campaign lasted six years - from 1236 to 1242…
Invincible nomads or Europeans who have forgotten how to win?
The Hungarians, also called Magyars, were the only representatives of the Finno-Ugrians who moved from the forest zone to the steppe zone. It is supposed that the reason for such…
The Khanate of the Ferocious
It seemed that by the XVII century the Mongols were no longer a significant figure on the political map of the world: they were fragmented, deprived of necessary natural resources,…
Military art of the Kipchaks
Many battles with the Kipchak cavalry ended in European defeats. For the first time nomads began to defeat civilization. Why? An unknown enemy When midnight came, Khan Bonyak rode alone…