Kimek confederation
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The Kimek confederation was a medieval Turkic tribal union that dominated parts of the Eurasian steppe, particularly in what is now Kazakhstan and southern Siberia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kimek confederation canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Turkic tribal confederation
ⓘ
nomadic polity ⓘ |
| capital | Yimak city (probable capital) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Khitan Liao (through frontier pressure)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oghuz Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Turkic steppe culture ⓘ |
| declineCause |
pressure from Khitan and other eastern steppe powers
ⓘ
rise of the Kipchaks ⓘ |
| economy |
horse breeding
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ pastoral nomadism ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Ajlad tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayandur tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Eymür tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimek tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kipchak tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanikaz tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatar tribe ⓘ Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | 9th–11th centuries ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kipchak Khanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipchak confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of the Kipchak steppe polities ⓘ |
| language | Kimek Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Common Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eurasian steppe
ⓘ
Irtysh River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ob River region NERFINISHED ⓘ region north of the Aral Sea ⓘ southern Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ territory of modern Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| military | cavalry-based warfare ⓘ |
| notableSource |
Gardizi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudud al-ʿAlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn Fadlan (indirectly via related peoples) NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Istakhri NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Marwazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
headed by a khan
ⓘ
loose tribal union ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Göktürk Khaganate (in parts of its territory)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uyghur Khaganate (in parts of its territory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam (partially, in later period)
ⓘ
Tengriism NERFINISHED ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | steppe routes between Central Asia and Siberia ⓘ |
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