Tamerlane’s art of warfare. The Battle of Angora
Screex In the early 15th century, the most powerful ruler of Central Asia was Amir Tamerlane...
How was Tamerlane’s army organized?
Tamerlane began his military career as a commander of a band of brigands, which at...
Tamerlane: the Iron Hammer surrounded by legends
History preserves the memory of many great conquerors, but the name of Tamerlane stands out...
How China’s nomads absorbed
The oldest states on the territory of modern China were formed many centuries ago. And...
The Mamluks. Slave Warriors
Circassian Mamluks (Mamelukes) in Egypt. Warrior-slaves. For many centuries the system of military slavery was...
Mamluks: Circassians on the Egyptian throne
Mamluks are the guard troops of Muslim rulers. In general, the very concept of “guard”...
The Mamluks: From Slaves to the Military and Political Elite of the Islamic World
The ancient history of the world is full of injustice and oppression. Powerful empires were...
Why Khorezm did not gather all the forces to fight back the Mongols?
The attitude of historians to Khorezm Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad II was always not very...
Kipchaks: formation and development
Let’s start with the fact that the Kipchaks or Kypchaks are known to the ancient...
You can’t enter the same river twice: why did the second Mongol invasion of Hungary fail?
After conquering Russia, Batu was forced to let some of his army go home. A...