Cumans (Kipchaks)

Cumans (Kipchaks) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 1060 to 1237 CE, a span of 177 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

A Kipchak Turkic confederation that ruled the steppe from the Volga to the Danube, raiding and intermarrying with the Rus princes. Fleeing the Mongols, many moved into Hungary.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1060 to 1237 CE

Duration

177 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Russia and the Steppe, Europe

Language family

Turkic

Came from

• Pechenegs c. 860 to 1091 CE

Became

• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1066 Norman conquest of England
• 1095 First Crusade proclaimed
• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania c. 1236 to 1795 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• 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
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Fatimid Caliphate 909 to 1171 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Zimbabwe c. 1220 to 1450 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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