«Alternative» and Mongolian logistics in 1238
Screex I can never understand, and what is the problem of advancing, feeding and supplying the...
How did Genghis Khan treat his warriors?
Remember the old Soviet saying that the commissar says, «Do as I do!» and the...
Ten facts about Tamerlan that few people know about
Timur, son of Taragai of the Barlas family, came from a Turkicized Mongol tribe that...
On the origin of the Hungarians
The Hungarians, or Magyars, appeared in Europe as suddenly as the Huns. Medieval writers who...
Kipchaks in Hungary
During the Mongol-Tatar expansion in Central Asia, one part of the Kipchaks migrated towards Europe...
From the Balkans to Ankara: How the Ottomans almost conquered Europe, but lost everything in one day
The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans (1365-1389) In 1365, the Ottoman ruler...
New research confirms the data of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus about the creepy custom of the Scythians
In the 5th century BC, the ancient Greek historian Herodotus described in his work «History»...
The Chagatai Khanate: what became of the Mongols’ most obscure state?
The rise and fall of the Golden Horde, the Mongol state that was founded in...
Faced with the Mongols, Europe decided: it is necessary to change tactics, and Russia decided: it is necessary to pay tribute
In the beginning of spring 1242 Batu Khan stops fighting and leaves frightened and confused...
Kuchkunji Khan — the third supreme ruler of the Sheibanids. Or how Uzbek warriors helped Babur to conquer India
The next stage of formation of the Uzbek state under Sheibanid rule after the death...