Turkmen tribes
Turkmen tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) from c. 1100 to 1881 CE, a span of 781 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
Oghuz-descended tribes such as the Tekke, Yomut and Ersari who lived as herders and oasis farmers in the Karakum and raided Persia for captives. Russia broke their resistance at Geok Tepe in 1881.
See Turkmen tribes on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1100 to 1881 CE
- Duration
- 781 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Battle of Qatwan
- Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan
- Mongols sack Bukhara and Samarkand
- Ulugh Beg's observatory
- Altan Khan names the Dalai Lama
- Yermak takes Sibir
- Treaty of Nerchinsk
- Destruction of the Dzungars
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Mongol Empire
- Timurid Empire
- Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho
- Kazakh Khanate
- Kara-Khanid Khanate
- Russian Siberia
- Khanate of Bukhara
- Northern Yuan
- Golden Horde
- Qing rule in Mongolia
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Turkmen tribes exist?
c. 1100 to 1881 CE, about 781 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Turkmen tribes?
Transoxiana and Khwarazm, in Central and North Asia.
What language did Turkmen tribes speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.