From nomads to empire: the first conquests of the Ottomans
Screex The birth of a new power on the wreckage of old empires In 1265, with...
Why were the Kipchaks called Polovtsians in Rus?
The Kipchaks became the progenitors of several modern Turkic peoples, although they did not survive...
Are the Kyrgyz Turks or Turkicized Mongols?
The history of the Kyrgyz is more confusing than that of any Turkic people. Primarily...
The Adventures of the Zhuzhans and the Mystery of the Origin of the Avars of the Avar Kaganate
This story began with the fact that in 439 the Ashin Turks moved with five...
North Caucasian history of the Kipchaks
The Kipchaks first appeared in the North Caucasus in the pre-Christian period. These people were...
Kimak Khaganate — contemporary of Khazar Khaganate and opponent of Russia
The president is right. And a victory over Khazar Khaganate is a very important achievement...
Cossacks — heirs of the Khazar Kaganate
The powerful medieval Khazar state disappeared almost without a trace. For a long time it...
Dzungaria: a mysterious enemy of Russia and China
The Oirats are considered the heirs of Genghis Khan. They lived in a vast country...
«Yedigey — the last strong khan of the Golden Horde»: could return the former power
«Everything has an end and everything has a beginning» — not without reason so says...
«Kalmyk Khanate»: Russia’s adversaries turned allies
The Kalmyk Khanate, which existed from 1633 to 1771, was the successor of such irreconcilable...