Mannerheim's Kirghiz guide, whom he calls his jiggit, sits proudly in the saddle, in front of a yurt. The word is yiğit in modern Turkish, and means "brave". In Tolstoy's Hadji Murat the eponymous hero has an escort of jiggits. He looks like he would look after you on the steppes.
#steppehistory
#alimatalieva in AzerNews:
Kazakhstan is home to a rich archaeological heritage, often overlooked in mainstream narratives... Discoveries like this contribute to a growing body of evidence that Central Asia was not a peripheral zone, but a dynamic cultural crossroads ..
#steppehistory, #kurgan
Researching Raiders, Rulers, and Traders, I learned that many European states were created by steppe horsemen. Hungary, obviously. But Bulgaria is another significant example. A new book by Eric Halsey explains how steppe horsemen created Bulgaria
#steppehistory, #equinehistory, #bulgarianhistory
Here's a written interview about Raiders by "Meet the Professor". It's a good summary of the book, and some of the insights I developed since writing it.
#equinehistory, #horses, #ancienthistory, #steppehistory
www.sociologygroup.com/raiders-rule...
The favorite game of steppe hunters. I always wondered where it got is strange nose.
#steppehistory, #hunting
vocal.media/earth/the-sa... The Saiga Antelope: Survivor of the Steppes with an Alien Face | Earth
To eat or not to eat? This question is answered in Raiders, Rulers, and Traders.
#steppehistory, #hippophagy, #equinehistory
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08...
More re-wilding today!
#rewilding, #steppehistory
Maggie Freeman is at it again with a lively podcast on how empires arise. Not surprising from her Mongol guest, horse are the answer.
#steppehistory, #chinesehistory
Even in war, the steppe is welcoming the return of ancient species. A Kulan, however, is not a horse, but a wild donkey. #steppehistory, #rewilding
112.ua/en/v-stepu-n...
Recent paleogenetics is solving age-old mysteries about the steppe. Who were the Scythians?
#scythians, #steppehistory
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Patrick Wyman of Wondery gives a deep reading of Raiders in this punchy podcast. He knows a lot about ancient humans and animals.
#steppehistory, #domestication, #equinehistory
wondery.com/shows/tides-...
The Hohenzollerns never imagined, when they decorated the Marble Palace in Potsdam with this fresco of Attila-- great details btw with kettle drums and archers-- that they would be called "the Huns" in 1914.
#steppehistory #thehuns
Qianlong Emperor celebrates with 100 heroes after victory over the Oirats. I want what they are having! #Steppehistory , #chinesehistory, #museumfürvolkskunde
Egypt's Mamluks, in addition to having been born to the saddle on the steppe, constantly practiced horsemanship: the art of furusiyah.
#louvre #horsehistory, #steppehistory
Egypt's Mamluks, in addition to having been born to the saddle on the steppe, constantly practiced horsemanship: the art of furusiyah.
#louvre #horsehistory, #steppehistory
Eastern Europe has an important steppe heritage. I appreciate efforts by scholars there to reconnect with that heritage.
#explorersclub, #steppehistory, #easterneuropeanhistory
bnr.bg/en/post/1021...
At Mongolia’s edge, soldiers, sheep, and shattered bones tell a story the imperial chronicles forgot. New finds from a Liao garrison reveal how people survived where the map ran out. #Zooarchaeology #Mongolia #LiaoEmpire #Anthropology #SteppeHistory
How did the steppe horsemen shape European history? If you think Atilla the Hun, you are missing the bigger picture.
youtu.be/MwJt2B7x_bk?...
#steppehistory, #ancienthistory, #Europeanhistory, #horsehistory
