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Extinct Turkic peoples

  • CumansThe name Cuman appears in ancient Roman texts as the designation for a fortress or gate, not yet a people. Pliny the Elder described a place called Cumania…
  • KipchaksThe name Kipchak carries a meaning that shifts depending on which historical voice speaks it. Some traditions claim the word translates to hollow tree…
  • PechenegsMedieval Arabic texts from the 9th century referred to a people known as Bjnak, Bjanak, or Bajanak. Classical Tibetan documents recorded their name as…