Pechenegs

Pechenegs appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Russia and the Steppe (Europe) from c. 860 to 1091 CE, a span of 231 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Turkic nomads who took the Pontic steppe from the Magyars around 895 and killed Sviatoslav of Kiev in 972. A Byzantine and Cuman army annihilated them at Levounion in 1091.

See Pechenegs on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 860 to 1091 CE
Duration: 231 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Russia and the Steppe, Europe
Language family: Turkic

Became

Cumans (Kipchaks) c. 1060 to 1237 CE

Events in Europe during its time

988 Baptism of the Rus
1054 East-West Schism
1066 Norman conquest of England

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 Hungary 1000 to 1526 CE
Kingdom of Norway c. 872 to 1397 CE
Kingdom of Denmark c. 936 to 1397 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
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia

Questions

When did Pechenegs exist?

c. 860 to 1091 CE, about 231 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Pechenegs?

Russia and the Steppe, in Europe.

What language did Pechenegs speak?

Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.

What came after Pechenegs?

Cumans (Kipchaks).