The time and circumstances in which the term "Desht-i-Kypchak" appeared, which we have replaced with "Kypchak el" or "Kypchak Khanate", have always been ambiguously interpreted in historical literature. Some authors…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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