Kurykans
Kurykans appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Eastern Siberia and the Far East (Central and North Asia) from c. 550 to 1000 CE, a span of 450 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
A Turkic people around Lake Baikal named in the Orkhon inscriptions as the Three Kurykans. They farmed, smelted iron and bred horses, and are often seen as ancestors of the Sakha.
See Kurykans on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 550 to 1000 CE
- Duration
- 450 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Orkhon inscriptions raised
- Battle of Talas
- Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- First Turkic Khaganate
- Sogdiana
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho
- Kara-Khanid Khanate
- Rouran Khaganate
- Liao dynasty
- Samanid Empire
- Western Turkic Khaganate
- Hephthalite Empire
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Moche (Mochica)
- Teotihuacan
Questions
When did Kurykans exist?
c. 550 to 1000 CE, about 450 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Kurykans?
Eastern Siberia and the Far East, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Kurykans speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.