China’s friends are its enemies. The history of mankind. East
Screex It is quite possible that the Hunnic empire, which was an alliance of 24 tribes and was divided into two parts (eastern and western), was formed long before the beginning…
On the way to a Great Empire. Genghis Khan
Temujin owed his reputation as an ideal steppe ruler not only to his princely roots and military successes. He was distinguished from many other members of the noble family by…
What did the army of the Mongol Khan Batu eat?
There are too many supporters of alternative history in our time. However, they did not appear yesterday or today – there was no Internet before, so the "alternative scientists" were…
Jochi Ulus in 1227-1255
After Jochi's death, his two sons Batu and Orda-edgen began to rule in the ulus, which actually divided Jochi's possessions among themselves. The division of possessions between Batu and Orda-egen…
A friend among strangers, a stranger among his own
"Symbolic battles" for "national heroes" between historiographies of different countries have long been known in history Moreover, supporters of different national schools a priori record these heroes in the camp…
Indian Cleopatra: The tragic fate of Razia, the only female Sultan
Razia Sultan gained fame as a shrewd and far-sighted ruler, having managed to make a huge contribution to the development of the Delhi Sultanate, however, despite all the achievements, the…
The military art of the Oirats (Dzungars)
The Oirat conquests of the 17th century can be considered the third largest in scale after the Mongol conquests and the Turkic expansion of the 1st millennium. In the west,…
Oghuz Turks — Nine-shot Turks
The Turks had additional names, Nine-shot Turks were the Turks living on the banks of the Ishtar River and on the banks of the Ob and Yenisei rivers. There were…
Asia’s greatest mystery: Where is the body of the conqueror of the world hidden?
The last path of the Great Khan In 1227, during a campaign against the Tangut state of Xi Xia, the great conqueror Genghis Khan left this world. According to the…
How did Attila really die?
The Romans knew very little about the Huns. In the 4th century A.D., the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus described this people as follows: "The Hun tribe lives outside the Maeotian…