Mamluks: Circassians on the Egyptian throne
Screex Mamluks are the guard troops of Muslim rulers. In general, the very concept of “guard” as the elite of the army appeared quite a long time ago. In Persians, for…
The Mamluks: From Slaves to the Military and Political Elite of the Islamic World
The ancient history of the world is full of injustice and oppression. Powerful empires were built on the bones of soldiers and slaves. The ancient Greeks and Romans used their…
Why Khorezm did not gather all the forces to fight back the Mongols?
The attitude of historians to Khorezm Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad II was always not very good. He lived sinfully and died ridiculously - this is the general opinion about him.…
Kipchaks: formation and development
Let's start with the fact that the Kipchaks or Kypchaks are known to the ancient Greeks as a Scythian tribe. Greeks called them “hippophagi” from Greek “horse-riders”, hence the name…
You can’t enter the same river twice: why did the second Mongol invasion of Hungary fail?
After conquering Russia, Batu was forced to let some of his army go home. A few tumen headed by his personal enemy, Güyük, went to Mongolia. Nevertheless, invasion to Europe…
The secret of the grandiose victories of Genghis Khan’s Horde is revealed: why the Mongol army was centuries ahead of its opponents
In the steppe, as elsewhere in the Middle Ages, people could unite, in fact, only around a single individual (prince, count, king, emir, khan), and that, for the time being.…
How the Chinese Overthrew the Mongol Yoke
The Mongol conquest of China began under Genghis and lasted quite a long time - from 1205 to 1279. Almost three quarters of a century. The last chord of this…
To what point in Germany did the Mongols reach?
When we discuss the Mongols and their invasion in the 1230s - 1240s, their actions in Russia are in the center of attention for obvious reasons. But we should not…
What did the Mongols do with the captured girls?
Two mutually opposite phrases are attributed to the creator of the world Mongol Empire.The first one goes like this: I want a girl with a golden dish to be able…
Why did the Mongols hide their dead?
Known to us burials of Mongol warriors during their conquest of Russia are very rare. Many on this basis assert, that there was no yoke, since there is no proofs…