Turks in Mongol Army - Historum

**okamido** · May 9th, 2012, 03:08 PM

What was the percentage of Turkish tribes in the Mongol army?

**infestør** · May 9th, 2012, 03:22 PM

i've found some info but doesn't really answer your question:

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One answer to this question is that the Mongols were adept at incorporating the groups they
conquered into their empire. As they defeated other peoples, they incorporated some of the more loyal subjugated people into their military forces. This was especially true of the Turks. The Uyghur
Turks, along with others, joined the Mongol armies and were instrumental in the Mongols’
successes.

ref: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongol...transcript.pdf

**Salah** · May 9th, 2012, 03:24 PM

I've read by the time they hit the Khwarezmians Genghis' army consisted of more Turks than it did Mongols.

**infestør** · May 9th, 2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah

I've read by the time they hit the Khwarezmians Genghis' army consisted of more Turks than it did Mongols.

it may be or may not be, according to this excerpt: (but since there is a possibility that turks might have been more than ½ i would say a considerable % was turks in the mongol army)

ref: Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World - Leo De Hartog - Google Books

Ayazid · May 17th, 2012, 02:25 AM

Which Turkic tribes joined the Mongol army?

GalataTurk · May 20th, 2012, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ayazid

Which Turkic tribes joined the Mongol army?

They were Kipchak Turks,mainly Kirgizs.

ktisis · May 25th, 2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GalataTurk

They were Kipchak Turks,mainly Kirgizs.

During the Mongol invasion of Rus, they were mainly Cumans.

KingButler · May 26th, 2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by infestør

it may be or may not be, according to this excerpt: (but since there is a possibility that turks might have been more than ½ i would say a considerable % was turks in the mongol army)

ref: Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World - Leo De Hartog - Google Books

Were these Caucasoid Turks or Mongoloid turks? I read that Mongols massacred like 5-15 million Central Asians and used the Turkic people like the Kypchaks or Cumans as meat shields and subjugated slaves soldiers.

The Nogai live in Southern Russia and Caucasus, are descendants of Mongols and Kychap/Cuman turks. There is about 200,000 living in Dagestan( southern russian/northern caucasus today)