Comani

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Comani is an alternative name for the Cumans, a medieval nomadic Turkic people who inhabited the Eurasian steppe and played a significant role in Eastern European history.

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Label Occurrences
Comani canonical 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people
ethnic group
historical people
alternateName Cumans
continent Eurasia
culture steppe nomad culture
economy pastoralism
ethnicGroupOf Eurasian steppe
ethnonymInByzantineSources Kumanoi
ethnonymInHungarianSources Kun
ethnonymInLatinSources Comani self-link
Cuman
surface form: Cumanī
ethnonymInRusSources Polovtsy
fate partly assimilated into Eastern European populations
partly incorporated into the Golden Horde
influencedBy Mongol conquests
surface form: Mongol invasions
interactedWith Byzantine Empire
Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Kingdom of Georgia
Kingdom of Hungary
Bulgars
surface form: Volga Bulgars
languageFamily Turkic languages
laterReligion Christianity
Islam
legacy Cuman law code in medieval Hungary
Cuman–Kipchak linguistic influence in Eastern Europe
toponyms in Hungary and Romania
lifestyle nomadic
migration westward movement before and during Mongol expansion
militaryRole mounted archers
notableEvent conflicts with Kievan Rus'
service as mercenaries in Eastern Europe
notableFor role in Eastern European history
politicalRole formed tribal confederations
presentInModernCountry Hungary
Kazakhstan
Romania
Russia
Ukraine
primaryLivestock horses
sheep
region Eastern Europe
Pontic–Caspian steppe
relatedEthnicGroup Kipchaks
Oghuz
surface form: Oghuz Turks

Pechenegs
religion Tengrism
socialStructure tribal clans
timePeriod Middle Ages
warfareType light cavalry warfare

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Cumans alsoKnownAs Comani
Kun alsoKnownAs Comani
Comani ethnonymInLatinSources Comani self-link