The Kyrgyz Kaganate was a Turkic state on the Yenisei River
Screex In the IX century, the Kyrgyz, one of the numerous Turkic tribes of Central Asia, created a huge state that stretched from the Yenisei to East Turkestan and from the…
What role the Kipchaks played in the history of Azerbaijan
As it is known, the Turkic world is divided into two main ethno-linguistic communities - Oghuz and Kipchaks (Kipchaks). Both Oguzes and Kipchaks played a significant role in the history…
Kipchaks in the Caucasus: horses and Turks mixed in a pile
Relations with other peoples were, to put it mildly, unstable Yaroslav Pilipchuk continues his series of articles about key periods of Turkic history. Today's column of the Ukrainian historian in…
Scythian sword akinak
The tribes of the Scythians were considered one of the most powerful forces in the territory of West Asia, the Caucasus and the Northern Black Sea region. Their main weapon…
Khan Berke — the wisest ruler of the Golden Horde
The fate of the younger brother of Batyi Khan has always attracted the attention of historians: the first khan of the Genghisid family who converted to Islam became an outstanding…
Sultan Beibars: a native of Crimea who defeated the Crusaders
Everyone knows the saying "From dirt to princes". However, in history, such rises did not happen so often … There is no exact information about the origin of Beibars. It…
Nomads in early medieval Tokharistan
Tokharistan and the Middle Ages … At the end of the 4th century and the first quarter of the 5th century, under the onslaught of nomadic tribes - Ephthalites, Hionites,…
Tomiris: the tough and beautiful queen of the nomads
The famous Massagetan queen Tomiris lived in the 6th century BC, but her image is still popular today. In works of art she is often depicted as a swarthy beautiful…
Mongol conquest of Khorezm
Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols defeated Kuchluk's troops and established diplomatic relations with Sultan Mohammed II. The exchange of embassies took place while the sultan's army was moving along…
The main archaeological mystery of the Volga region: the battlefield of Tamerlane and Tokhtamysh
600 years ago, 50 kilometers from Dimitrovgrad, the largest medieval battle in the territory of modern Russia took place. At the end of the XIV century, the Khan of the…