Who are the Magyars?
Screex Initially, there were many tribes that led a nomadic lifestyle. These tribes came from the territory near the Urals. At the beginning of the first millennium, the Magyars settled in…
The Argyns are a people from Kazakhstan, Crimea, Bashkiria, and Khakassia
As we know, Turkic peoples (tribes) are very numerous and scattered not only in Asia, but also live in Europe. Moldavian Gagauz, for example, or Crimean Tatars. Besides, we should…
Grandson of Genghis Khan, son of Djuchi — Batuy
Titulature Originally, Batyi's name was Bat. That means strong. That was Batyi's name in his parents' yurt. Bat is a common name among Mongols. Hence the term Bata - a…
Kazakh mythology about Naymans
The second mythology of Kazakhs is that Naimans are Segiz Oguzes. Where do they get such nonsense at all? Let's look at the haplogroups of Manjur, Koreans and Kazakh Naimans.…
Captive of Genghis Khan
Khansha Terken closed her eyes: what to say to her young granddaughters about their fate? Their fate was the same - to become Genghis Khan's captives. After all, a woman…
How much was a young, beautiful slave girl worth in the Ottoman Empire? Who could buy her?
The Islamic religion allows a master to have intimacy with his slave girls. Therefore, any pretty slave was not purchased for work, but to please the body and soul of…
What became of the Ottoman Empire’s most famous executioner?
The executioner Kara Ali is only mentioned in “The Magnificent Century”. Despite the desire to tell the story of such a celebrity, the screenwriters did not go for such a…
Was Tamerlane a good individual fighter?
"Timur was tall and of good build, as if he belonged to the remnants of the Amalekites ... mighty in strength and courage ... sturdy in body, broad shouldered, with…
Tamerlane’s campaign against the Golden Horde
In 1395-1396. Timur carried out a second invasion of the Horde lands. This time he moved not to the eastern uluses devastated by the previous invasion, but to the rich…
Who will wake up Tamerlane: a curse that became a reality
Among ancient artifacts and tombs filled with mysteries, one of the most intriguing stories is related to Emperor Tamerlane and his tomb in Samarkand. The curse placed on his rest…