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: Temüjin, ALTAR
2nd Century BC - 5th Century AD From the foundation of the Asian Hunnic Empire up to the establishment of the Kök Türük Qaġanate; the Asian Huns (Xiongnu 匈奴), Donghu 東胡, Wuhuan 烏桓, Serbi (Xianbei 鮮卑), Tabġač (Tuoba 拓跋), Rouran 柔然, Ephtalites (White Huns), Kuans, Wusun 烏孫, Dingling 丁零, High Carts (Gaoche 高車), Early Qīrġīz (Jiankun 堅昆), Yuezhi 月氏, Tokharians and others Moderator: hjernespiser
The Kök Türük and Uyġur Period Classical Turkic Empires of the Kök Türüks (Göktürk, Tujue 突厥) and Uyġurs; peoples and states like the Tägräg (Tiele 鐵勒), Toquz Oġuz (Jiuxing 九姓), Xueyantuo 薛延陀, On Oq (Shixing 十姓), Tuyuhun 吐谷渾, Qīrġīz, Qarluqs, Bayīrqu, Shiwei 室韋, Tatars, Kitans (Qidan 契丹), Soġdians, Tarim Basin City-States and others; Chinese (Sui 隋-Tang 唐) and Arabic occupations of Turkistān Moderator: aca
9th-12th Centuries Central Asia from the fall of the Uyġur Empire up to the foundation of the Mongol Empire; the Qīrġīz, Kitans, Qarluqs, Oġuz, Kimäks, Qarakhanids, Sāmānids, Early Salčūqids (Seljuks), Turfanese Uyġurs, Qara Kitans, Naymans, Kereys (Kereyit), Mongols (Pre-Činggisid), Tatars, Merkit, Oriyat, Buriyat and others Moderator: keaganjoelbrewer
The Mongol Empire Period The Mongol Empire (perhaps the most well-known steppe empire) and it's successors such as the Ča'adai (Chaghatai) Khanate, Temürids (Timurids) and others Moderators: Temüjin, keaganjoelbrewer
The Khanates Period Turko-Mongol Khanates dominating Central Asia after the fall of the Temürid Empire; Özbeks (Uzbek), Qazaqs (Kazakh), Oirat-Qalmaqs (Kalmyk/Qalmuq), Türkmens (Turkoman/Turkmen) and others Moderator: sarmat
4th-12th Centuries The Western Steppe from the Hunnic Empire up to the Mongol Invasions; the Huns, Oġur-Bulġars, Alans, Sabars, Qasars (Khazars), Avars, Magyars, Päčänäks (Pecheneg), Oġuz (Ouzoi), Qīpčaqs (Kipchak, Cuman, Polovcy) and others Moderators: Temüjin, Azadan Januspar, hjernespiser
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Period - 2 Viewing The Pontic-Caspian Steppe starting from the Mongol Empire; the Altan Orda (Altun Ordu, Golden Horde) and the khanates of Qīrīm (Crimea), Qazan (Kazan'), Astrakhan, Noġay (Nogai), Sibir, their conquests by Russia, plus the Cossacks of Ukraine Moderators: Temüjin, sarmat
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