Falben

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Falben is an alternative name for the Cumans, a medieval nomadic Turkic people who inhabited the Eurasian steppe and played a significant role in Eastern European history.

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Falben canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
affectedBy Mongol invasions
linked to: Mongol conquests
alliedWith Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Rus' principalities
alternativeNameOf Cumans
conflictWith Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kingdom of Hungary
culturalInfluenceOn Bulgaria
Hungary
Rus' lands
linked to: Rus'
demiseFactor Mongol expansion
linked to: Mongol conquests
economicActivity horse breeding
trade
ethnicClassification Turkic people
geographicRange Lower Volga region
Pontic–Caspian steppe
areas north of the Black Sea
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
inhabitedRegion Eurasian Steppe
integratedInto Bulgarian population
Hungarian nobility
Rus' principalities
interactedWith Byzantine Empire
Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kingdom of Georgia
Kingdom of Hungary
knownFor horse archery
raids in Eastern Europe
languageType Kipchak branch of Turkic
laterReligion Christianity
Islam
legacy Cuman-origin family names in Hungary
Turkic loanwords in Eastern European languages
toponyms in Eastern Europe
linguisticFamily Turkic languages
militaryRole steppe cavalry
militaryServiceAs mercenaries
partOf Cuman–Kipchak confederation
playedRoleIn Eastern European history
politicalStructure tribal confederation
relatedGroup Kipchaks
religion Tengrism
socialOrganization nomadic people
wayOfLife pastoralism

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Cumans alsoKnownAs Falben
Kun alsoKnownAs Falben