Kipchaks

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Turkic people nomadic confederation

The Kipchaks were a confederation of Turkic nomadic tribes that dominated the Eurasian steppe in the Middle Ages and played a major role in the politics and military affairs of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kipchak	2
Kipchak Turks	2
Cuman–Kipchaks	1
Kipchak people	1
Kipchak tribe	1
Kipchak–Rus' relations	1
Qipchaqs	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Turkic people ⓘ nomadic confederation ⓘ
alliedWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kievan Rus princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeName	Cumans NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuman-Kipchaks NERFINISHED ⓘ Polovtsians NERFINISHED ⓘ Qipchaqs NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialCustom	kurgan burials ⓘ
conflictWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwarezmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kievan Rus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	ancestor veneration ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
descendantGroup	Balkars NERFINISHED ⓘ Bashkirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ Karachays NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazakhs NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumyks NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyz NERFINISHED ⓘ Nogais NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Mongol conquest of Kipchak steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
horseCulture	mounted archery ⓘ use of composite bows ⓘ
influenced	Byzantine military forces ⓘ Hungarian military organization ⓘ Kipchak Khanate (Golden Horde) elite ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate military elite ⓘ Rus principalities warfare ⓘ
language	Kipchak language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Kipchak branch of Turkic languages ⓘ
legacy	Kipchak genetic contribution to modern Eurasian populations ⓘ Kipchak languages in Eurasia ⓘ Kipchak toponyms in Eastern Europe ⓘ
lifestyle	nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity	animal husbandry ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ raiding and warfare ⓘ
militaryRole	mercenaries ⓘ slave soldiers ⓘ steppe cavalry ⓘ
notableRuler	Khan Boniak NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Köten NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Sharukan NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStructure	tribal confederation ⓘ
politicalSuccessor	Cuman–Kipchak confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Central Asia ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Eurasian Steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Tengrism NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgroup	Cumans NERFINISHED ⓘ Qipchaqs of the steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cuman people → alsoKnownAs → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Qipchaqs

Kun → alsoKnownAs → Kipchaks ⓘ

Polovtsians → alsoKnownAs → Kipchaks ⓘ

Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe → belligerent → Kipchaks ⓘ

Mongol conquest of Cuman–Kipchak steppe → conflict → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak people

Desht-i Kipchak → culturalRegionOf → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak Turks

Desht-i Kipchak → dominantEthnicGroup → Kipchaks ⓘ

Cuman–Kipchak confederation → ethnicComposition → Kipchaks ⓘ

Desht-i Kipchak → ethnolinguisticGroup → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak Turks

Polovtsy → hasAlternativeName → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuman–Kipchaks

Middle zhuz → hasPart → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak tribe

Desht-i Kipchak → inhabitedBy → Kipchaks ⓘ

Ulaghchi → languageOfRulership → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak

Comani → relatedEthnicGroup → Kipchaks ⓘ

Falben → relatedGroup → Kipchaks ⓘ

Wars against the Cumans → relatedTo → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak–Rus' relations

Karaim language → subfamily → Kipchaks ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipchak

Pechenegs → successorInRegion → Kipchaks ⓘ