A little-known factor in the fall of Khazaria. The Guzes against the Khazar Khaganate
Screex In the IX-X centuries there was a severe drought in the Eurasian steppes, and it...
The personal guard of Batyi Khan: what is known about the elite of the Mongols?
After Genghis Khan’s death in 1227, his sons moved away from their father’s approach to...
Legendary cruelty of the Mongols during the conquest of Khorezm
China was not the only region where Genghis Khan left his bloody mark. After a...
What did the legendary Hun leader Attila look like, and who was he by nationality?
Attila is rightly called one of the great conquerors. Under the leadership of the Hun...
The clan system was the
basis of social organization for any of the Eurasian nomadic tribes, not only for the...
The stages of the Golden Horde’s existence – an empire that disappeared without leaving a trace
At the turn of the 12th -13th centuries, Genghis Khan, the commander and first great...
Who was Sultan Selim the Terrible, the father of Suleiman the Magnificent?
Selim the Terrible is not very popular among historians because of his hard temper. Therefore,...
Why is it wrong to call the rulers of the Ottoman Empire sultans? What title did they actually carry?
The title “sultan” comes from the Arabic language and means something between “power” and “authority”....
What happened to Tamerlane’s empire after he passed away?
In brief, it sank and disintegrated. Tamerlane, to all appearances, sought to abandon the Mongolian...
Hulagu Khan VS Caliph al-Mustasim: The Fall of Baghdad
The story of the fall of medieval Muslim Baghdad, the end of the Abbasid Caliphate,...