Tatars - Wikipedia
WEBHistorically, the term Tatars (or Tartars) was applied to anyone originating from the vast Northern and Central Asian landmass then known as Tartary, a term which was also conflated with the Mongol Empire itself.
Tatar | History, Culture & Language | Britannica
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Tatar, any member of several Turkic-speaking peoples that collectively numbered more than 5 million in the late 20th century and lived mainly in west-central Russia along the central course of the Volga River and its tributary, the Kama, and thence east to the Ural Mountains.
The Tatars: The Golden Horde, People from Hell, Or Something …
WEBOct 6, 2018 · A Forgotten Empire: The Ancient Kingdom of Mitanni. Under Batu’s leadership, the Golden Horde (as the invading Mongols became known) swept through European Russia, reaching Hungary and Germany in 1241.
Tartary - Wikipedia
WEBTartary (Latin: Tartaria; French: Tartarie; German: Tartarei; Russian: Тартария, romanized: Tartariya) or Tatary (Russian: Татария, romanized: Tatariya) was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography for a vast part of Asia bounded by the Caspian Sea, the Ural Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern ...
Tatar confederation - Wikipedia
WEBThe Tatar confederation (Chinese: 塔塔兒; [b] Old Turkic: 𐱃𐱃𐰺, romanized: Tatar; Middle Mongol: ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠷ) was one of the five major tribal confederations (khanlig) in the Mongolian Plateau in the 12th century.
Tatar Empire: Kazan’s Muslims and the Making of Imperial Russia
WEBTatar Empire offers a more Muslim-centered narrative of Russian empire building, making clear the links between cultural reformism and Kazan Tatar participation in the Russian eastward expansion.
Who are the Tatars? | SIL in Eurasia - SIL International
WEBGateway between European Russia and Siberia: the Tatar People and their Capital. Tatars identify themselves as the descendents of the Bolgars, the people who lived in the Volga region before the Mongol invasion. They converted to Islam in the year 922.
Tatar summary | Britannica
WEBTatar , or Tartar, Any member of the Turkic-speaking peoples who today live mainly in west-central Russia east to the Ural Mountains, in Kazakhstan, and in western Siberia. They first appeared as nomadic tribes in northeastern Mongolia in the 5th century. Some joined the armies of Genghis Khan.
Tatars - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · The Tatars became the first Muslim subjects of the Russian Empire. In 1593 Tsar Fedor ordered the destruction of all Kazan Tatar mosques. In 1708 the region was officially organized by the Russian Empire as the Kazan Province, and the construction of mosques was allowed in 1766.
Tatars - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Tatars are people of Turkic origin living mainly in Russia but also in Poland the Baltic states and several other countries. Russian Tatars number approximately six million, and are the second largest ethnic group. About five million live in diaspora with communities in North America, Germany and Turkey.
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