What did Tamerlane do to Sultan Bayezid’s favorite wife?
Screex In 1402, the Battle of Angora took place in the heart of Anatolia. Tired and...
Who was Esugei, Genghis Khan’s father?
For most history buffs, Yesugei is in the shadow of his formidable son, being only...
Genghis Khan’s favorite Turks
Relations between the Mongols and the Turks are difficult to call even now, what to...
«Alternative» and Mongolian logistics in 1238
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»...