Chechens Teipa Terloi and Tsarina Tamara: a story of friendship that sheds light on the burial place of the legendary Tsarina
Screex In June 2019, during archaeological excavations in the picturesque village of Eld Pha, located near...
The history of the Argyns. Where and how did one of the most numerous Kazakh clans come from
The processes of ethnogenesis of the Kazakhs are an extensive and complex topic, replete with...
The ethnic essence of the Shaker of the Universe — Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was a great military commander and political leader who united many tribes in...
The husband of Queen Tamara, David Soslan, is an Ossetian or a Georgian
In 1155, the king of Alanya Khuddan gave his daughter Burdukhan Burdukhan (died before 1184),...
Why did the Don Cossacks consider the Kalmyks to be a «fraternal people»
Genghis Khan’s empire collapsed long ago and sank into oblivion. However, the descendants of his...
Tsarina Tamara and the Kipchaks in Georgia: how the Polovtsian cavalry defeated the Seljuks, and the Polovtsian vigilantes married a Georgian princess
The Kipchaks were a Turkic people who lived in the vast territories of Central Asia...
The four greatest Asians. Chapter I. The Empire of the Immortal Lion
I am opening a series of articles about the four rulers of Asia, so significant...
Which Eastern peoples have a «foreign» name?
Each nation has at least several names used: for itself, for everyone, for certain neighbors....
Where the Khazars disappeared: The nationality of Batu Khan
It is believed that the mother of Khan Batu – Uki-khatun or Shukinia – was...
Derbets: What happened to the main Kalmyks clan?
Now Derbets are a subethnos or a tribe within the Kalmyk people, depending on which...