Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples

Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Siberia and the Far East (Central and North Asia) from c. 1000 BCE to the present, a span of 3,024 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

Reindeer herders and sea-mammal hunters of Chukotka and Kamchatka, speaking Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages. The Chukchi fought off Russian conquest through much of the 18th century.

See Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1000 BCE to the present
Duration: 3,024 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Central and North Asia
Language family: Isolates and ancient

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

530 BCE Cyrus the Great killed by the Massagetae
327 BCE Alexander marries Roxana
138 BCE Zhang Qian travels west
732 Orkhon inscriptions raised
751 Battle of Talas
762 Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism
1141 Battle of Qatwan
1206 Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE
Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE
Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
First Turkic Khaganate 552 to 603 CE
Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE
Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

Questions

When did Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples exist?

c. 1000 BCE to the present, about 3,024 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples?

Eastern Siberia and the Far East, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Chukchi, Koryak and Itelmen peoples speak?

Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.