Some remarks on the Turkicisation of the Mongols in post-Mongol Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe
Some remarks on the Turkicisation of the Mongols in post-Mongol Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe

Summary/Abstract: The Turkic nomads of the Mongol successor states in Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe arose from the merging of various Turkic groups and the Mongols. The former had consisted of heterogeneous elements that did not coalesce into a single entity sharing a common identity and historical consciousness. They thus did not constitute a uniform majority in relation to the more cohesive Mongols. In terms of tribal and genetic compositions, the Turkic nomads of the Mongol successor states were closer to the Mongols than to the pre-Mongol Turkic groups. Naturally, they held on to a predominantly Mongol orientation rather than reverting to pre-Mongol identities.

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