Cuman people
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The Cuman people were a medieval Turkic nomadic group of the Eurasian steppe, known for their powerful confederation, cavalry warfare, and significant influence on the politics of Eastern Europe and the Byzantine world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuman people canonical | 2 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurasian steppe people
ⓘ
Turkic people ⓘ medieval ethnic group ⓘ nomadic people ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus principalities
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kipchaks
ⓘ
Cuman ⓘ
surface form:
Kumans
Polovtsians ⓘ Kipchaks ⓘ
surface form:
Qipchaqs
|
| conflictedWith |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus principalities
Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Pechenegs ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
horse breeding
ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ steppe warfare traditions ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Byzantine sources
ⓘ
Codex Cumanicus ⓘ Latin medieval sources ⓘ Rus' chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Rus chronicles
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Eurasian Steppe ⓘ Golden Horde ⓘ Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of Cuman–Kipchak steppe
|
| influenced |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Golden Horde ⓘ Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Moldavia ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ Wallachia ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Bulgarian population
ⓘ
Golden Horde population ⓘ Hungarian nobility ⓘ Danubian Principalities ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian principalities
|
| languageFamily | Kipchak branch of Turkic languages ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| legacy |
Cumania region in medieval Hungary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuman County in medieval Hungary
Cuman toponyms in Eastern Europe ⓘ Cumania (historical region) ⓘ Kipchak linguistic substratum in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Balkans
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization |
cavalry warfare
ⓘ
horse archery ⓘ light cavalry ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Cuman language ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
nomadic confederation
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| region |
Black Sea steppe
ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
surface form:
Caspian Steppe
Eurasian Steppe ⓘ Danubian Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Danube region
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
surface form:
Pontic Steppe
Volga region ⓘ |
| religion | Tengrism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.