Modern Steppes History Modern History of the Steppes, starting from the 19th century and coming to today; The Sino-Russian occupations, USSR, WWII, Post-Soviet Period Moderators: erdene, Temüjin, ALTAR
2nd Century BC - 5th Century AD From the foundation of the Xiongnu Empire up to the establishment of the Blue Turk Empire; the Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu, aka Asiatic Huns), Eastern Hu (Donghu/Tung-hu) and Xianbei (Hsien-pi), Rouran (Ruanruan/Juan-juan), White Huns (Ephtalites), Kushans, Wusun, Dingling (Ting-ling), Gaoche (Kao-ch'e), Early Qïrghïz, Yuezhi (Yüeh-chih), Tokharians and others
The Celestial Turk and Uyghur Period Classical Turkic Empires of the Celestial Turks (aka Kök Türük, Gök Türk, Tujue/T'u-chüeh) and Uyghurs (Huihe/Hui-ho, Huihu); peoples like the Tiele (T'ieh-le), Toquz Oghuz, On Oq, Qïrghïz, Qarluqs, Bayïrqu, Shiwei (Shih-wei), Tatars, Kitans, Soghdians, Tarim Basin City-States and others; Chinese Tang (T'ang) and Arabic occupations of Central Asia Moderator: aca
9th-12th Centuries Central Asia from the fall of the Uyghur Empire up to the foundation of the Mongol Empire; the Qïrghïz, Khitans, Qarluqs, Oghuz, Kimäks, Qarakhanids, Sâmânids, Early Säljûqids (Seljuks), Turfanese Uyghurs, Qara Khitai, Naimans, Kereyit, Tatars, Merkit and others Moderator: Saran
The Mongol Empire Period The Mongol Empire (perhaps the most well-known steppe empire) and it's succesors such as the Chaghatai Khanate, Tämürids (Timurids) and others Moderator: Temüjin
The Khanates Period Turko-Mongol Khanates dominating Central Asia after the fall of the Tämürid Empire; Üzbäks (Uzbek/Özbek), Qazaqs (Kazakh), Oirat-Qalmaqs (Kalmyk/Qalmuq), Türkmäns (Turkoman/Turkmen) and others
4th-12th Centuries The Western Steppe from the Hunnic Empire up to the Mongol Invasions; the Huns, Oghur-Bulghars, Alans, Sabars, Khazars, Avars, Magyars, Pecheneks, Oghuz, Qïpchaqs (Cumans), Alans and others Moderators: Temüjin, Azadan Januspar
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Period The Pontic-Caspian Steppe starting from the Mongol Empire; the Golden Horde and the khanates of Crimea, Kazan, Astrakhan, Noghay, their conquests by Russia, plus the Cossacks of Ukraine Moderator: Temüjin
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