Altai is the ancestral home of the Turks
Screex Modern Altaians were formed on the basis of ancient Scythian tribes Pazyryktsy Indo-European origin, as well as ancient Turkic tribes Tele and Tugyu, the main population of the Turkic (522-745),…
Are the Crimean Tatars Oguzes or Kipchaks?
Once all Turks were divided into tribes - large unions with a common origin and language, united in the political sense. In the Middle Ages, the main of such unions…
Khubilai — the last emperor of the Mongols
At the end of the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was the largest civilization on Earth. The Mongols ruled 25% of humanity from the Pacific Ocean to Hungary, from Siberian…
The Borjigins: what became of Genghis Khan’s native tribe?
The Borjigins were an influential clan of the Nirun-Mongols, one of the medieval branches of this large and branched ethnos, which according to legend came from the union of a…
9 interesting facts about Genghis Khan that may surprise you
Genghis Khan, aka Temuchin, aka Temujin - the founder of the Mongol Empire, one of the greatest generals in the history of Asia. This material is another attempt to “wave…
Genghis Khan’s new invasion of China in 1212
The Mongols defeated the main Jin army and cleared the way to one of the capitals. In the fall of 1211, Genghis Khan besieged Zhongdu and sent mobile units to…
Gireys: how did the dynasty of Crimean khans appear? What became of it?
The Gireys are one of the branches of the Genghisid dynasty, which ruled the Crimean Khanate from its foundation in 1441 until its fall in 1783. In addition, they occasionally…
How did Genghis Khan take over China?
1215 The great Jin Empire was plunged into chaos. After the capture of the Middle Capital, the chancellor committed suicide and the first minister went missing. The young emperor, who…
“Europe shuddered at the Mongols»: The Battle of Legnica and its aftermath
After the complete conquest of Russia by the Mongol army in 1240, Eastern Europe was hit. But under the weakened blow, for the heroic defense of Russian cities “wiped out”…
Tamerlane against the Ottoman Empire
In the early 15th century, Tamerlane's state bordered the Oghuz tribal association of Kara-Koyunlu. As early as 1392, Tamerlane was able to conquer the northern territories of Kara-Koyunlu with Tabriz.…