Kipchaks in the Caucasus: horses and Turks mixed in a pile
Screex Relations with other peoples were, to put it mildly, unstable Yaroslav Pilipchuk continues his series...
Scythian sword akinak
The tribes of the Scythians were considered one of the most powerful forces in the...
Khan Berke — the wisest ruler of the Golden Horde
The fate of the younger brother of Batyi Khan has always attracted the attention of...
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...
Nomads in early medieval Tokharistan
Tokharistan and the Middle Ages … At the end of the 4th century and the...
Tomiris: the tough and beautiful queen of the nomads
The famous Massagetan queen Tomiris lived in the 6th century BC, but her image is...
Where did the first war in human history take place?
It is likely that the first war in human history took place about five and...
Mongol conquest of Khorezm
Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols defeated Kuchluk’s troops and established diplomatic relations with Sultan...
The main archaeological mystery of the Volga region: the battlefield of Tamerlane and Tokhtamysh
600 years ago, 50 kilometers from Dimitrovgrad, the largest medieval battle in the territory of...
Iraq and Syria under Seljukid rule
Since ancient times, warlike Turkic tribes have led a nomadic way of life and engaged...