Modern Steppes History Modern History of the Steppes, starting from the 19th century and coming to today; The Sino-Russian occupations, USSR, WWII, Post-Soviet Period Moderators: Baysongor, ALTAR
2nd Century BC - 5th Century AD From the foundation of the Asian Hunnic Empire up to the establishment of the Gokturk Qaghanate; the Asian Huns (Xiongnu), Donghu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Tabghach (Tuoba), Rouran (Ruan-ruan), Hephtalites (White Huns), Red Huns, Kushans, Wusun, Dingling, High Carts (Gaoche), Yenisei Qyrghyz (Jiankun), Yuezhi, Tokharians and others Moderators: hjernespiser, Ardavarz
The Gokturk and Uyghur Period Turkic Empires of the Gokturks (Tujue) and Uyghurs; peoples and states like the Tiele, Toquz Oghuz, Xueyantuo, On Oq, Türgish, Tuyuhun, Qyrghyz, Qarluqs, Shiwei, Tatars, Kitans (Qidan), Soghdians, Turkestani City-States and others; Chinese, Tibetan and Arabic occupations of Turkestan Moderator: aca
9th-12th Centuries - 3 Viewing Central Asia from the fall of the Uyghur Empire up to the foundation of the Mongol Empire; the Qyrghyz, Kitans, Qarluqs, Oghuz, Kimäks, Qarakhanids, Samanids, Early Seljuks, Turfanese and Gansu Uyghurs, Qypchaqs-Qanglys, Qara Kitans, Naymans, Kereys (Kereyit), Mongols (Pre-Chinggisid), Tatars, Merkit, Oriyat, Buriyat and others
The Khanates Period Turko-Mongol Khanates dominating Central Asia after the fall of the Timurid Empire; Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Jungar-Oirat-Kalmyks, Turkmens and others Moderator: sarmat
4th-12th Centuries The Western Steppe from the Hunnic Empire up to the Mongol Invasions; the Huns, Oghur-Bulgars, Alans, Sabars, Khazar Empire, Avars, Magyars, Pechenegs, Oghuz, Cuman-Qypchaqs (Kipchak) and others Moderators: Baysongor, Azadan Januspar, hjernespiser, Ardavarz
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Period The Pontic-Caspian Steppe starting from the Mongol Empire; the Golden Horde and the khanates of Crimea, Kazan, Astrakhan, Nogai, Sibir, their conquests by Russia, plus the Cossacks of Ukraine Moderators: Baysongor, sarmat
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