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31 05, 2017

Genghis Khan and the Mongols – Central Asia

By |2019-07-03T08:36:21-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History, Where|Comments Off on Genghis Khan and the Mongols – Central Asia

Genghis Khan Mongol and Turkic people take power By 1200 AD, the Mongol and Turkic people of Central Asia had pretty much finished pushing the Indo-Europeans out of power in [...]

31 05, 2017

Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

By |2019-10-21T07:30:30-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Who were the Jurchen? History of Central Asia

Jurchen history: A pottery vase from the Jin Dynasty, ca. 1200 AD (Musee Guimet, Paris) Where did the Jurchen come from? Unlike most of the people living in north Asia, [...]

30 05, 2017

Who were the Manchu? Central Asian History

By |2019-11-25T13:12:45-08:00May 30th, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Who were the Manchu? Central Asian History

The Manchu leader Nurhaci (1600s AD) Where did the Manchu come from? The Manchu people were descended from the Jurchens. They spoke a language probably closely related to Turkic and [...]

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