The main Turks of the Caucasus
Screex In the II century AD, the first Turks appeared in the steppes of the North Caucasus, soon created their first states here - the Kingdom of the Huns -Savir and…
Kazakhs under the Dzungarian yoke
The Oirats constituted the left wing tumen (zun gar) of the Mongol army. In the middle of the XVII century nomadic Mongolian-speaking tribes of Oirats (Dzungars), in response to the…
Batu Khan: the mystery of death of the only conqueror of Russia
Batu Khan (Sain Khan) (1207-1255) - the Mongol commander, grandson of Genghis Khan, the second son of Djuchi, the senior son of Genghis Khan, the conqueror of the western and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Merits of the Mamluks to the Muslim civilization
The rule of the Mamluks in Egypt can be assessed in different ways - from bright to the darkest colors. However, one thing remains undoubted - the Mamluks gave a…
Türkic tribes within the Kypchak association on the eve and during the Mongol invasion
On the eve of the Mongol invasion, the history of the tribes living in its steppe western and central regions of Asia, was connected primarily with the state associations of…
How the Kipchak army defended the independence of Georgia
More than nine hundred years ago, in 1118, two hundred thousand steppe Kipchaks, which is approximately forty thousand families, arrived in the lands of modern Georgia, having crossed the impregnable…