In reality, the Mongols probably did not invade Germany in force because their objective was merely to punish the Hungarian king for giving protection to the Cumans. Did the Mongols not invade Europe? So the Mongols had the ability to continue west into Europe, but didn’t. The reasons were becauseRead More →

And Ertugrul Ghazi became the chief of the Qai tribe. After the death of his father Suleiman Shah, the Ahl al-Ahl came first. Then he went to Aleppo. … As the Mongol invasion approached, Ertugrul Ghazi defeated Noyan, a key Mongol leader. Did Ottomans beat Mongols? No. The Ottomans didRead More →

Genetic evidence. A genetic study published in Nature in May 2018 found that the Huns were of mixed East Asian and West Eurasian origin. The authors of the study suggested that the Huns were descended from Xiongnu who expanded westwards and mixed with Sakas. Who came first the Huns orRead More →