Cuman–Kipchak confederation

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The Cuman–Kipchak confederation was a powerful medieval nomadic Turkic alliance that dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Black Sea to Central Asia before the Mongol invasions.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic tribal union ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ
nomadic confederation ⓘ
alternativeName Cuman–Kipchak tribal confederation ⓘ
Cuman–Kipchak union ⓘ
area Black Sea steppe ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
causeOfDissolution Mongol invasions ⓘ
linked to: Mongol conquests
continent Eurasia ⓘ
culture steppe nomad culture ⓘ
dissolved 13th century ⓘ
economy pastoral nomadism ⓘ
endTime 13th century ⓘ
ethnicComposition Cumans ⓘ
Kipchaks ⓘ
ethnicGroup Turkic peoples ⓘ
influenced Kipchak language spread in Eastern Europe ⓘ
formation of later Turkic groups in the Golden Horde ⓘ
language Cuman–Kipchak language ⓘ
linked to: Kipchak languages
languageFamily Kipchak branch of Turkic languages ⓘ
military cavalry-based warfare ⓘ
militaryTechnology composite bow ⓘ
neighbors Georgian Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Georgia

Khwarezmian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Khwarazmian Empire

Volga Bulgars ⓘ
linked to: Bulgars
notableActivity mercenary service ⓘ
steppe raiding ⓘ
notableLegacy Cuman and Kipchak elements in modern Turkic peoples of the steppe ⓘ
opponent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kievan Rus ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
politicalStructure tribal confederation ⓘ
region Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Tengrism ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based structure ⓘ
startTime 11th century ⓘ
successor Golden Horde ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
early 13th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cumans → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Turkic peoples → hasEthnicSubgroup → Kipchaks (historical grouping) ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Karachay-Balkar → subfamilyOf → Kipchak-Cuman branch ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Gurandukht (Cuman princess) → ethnicOrigin → Kipchak ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Gurandukht (Cuman princess) → associatedWith → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Gurandukht (Cuman princess) → linkedPolities → Cuman–Kipchak steppe polities ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Desht-i Kipchak → usedBy → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Cuman people → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Polovtsians → ethnicBranchOf → Kipchak confederation ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Polovtsy → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Falben → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Kun → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Cuman–Kipchak confederation → alternativeName → Cuman–Kipchak union ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Cuman–Kipchak confederation → alternativeName → Cuman–Kipchak tribal confederation ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Cuman Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Cuman Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Cuman–Kipchak union ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Wars against the Cumans → opponent → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe → conflict → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe → belligerent → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe → relatedTo → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Cuman → partOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Kipchak–Nogai → historicallyAssociatedWith → Kipchak confederation ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation
Kipchaks → politicalSuccessor → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Dasht-i Qipchaq → homelandOf → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Cumania (historical region) → alternativeName → Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
Kimek confederation → followedBy → Kipchak confederation ⓘ
linked to: Cuman–Kipchak confederation