Pechenegs
Extinct Oghuz Turkic people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Turkic tribe. For the Russian weapon, see Pecheneg machine gun.
The Pechenegs (/ˈpɛtʃənɛɡ/) or Patzinaks[note 1] were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who spoke the Pecheneg language. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Pechenegs controlled much of the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula. In the 9th century the Pechenegs began a period of wars against Kievan Rus', and for more than two centuries launched raids into the lands of Rus', which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Languages ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Eastern Europe, Anatolia (historical) | |
Languages | |
Pecheneg language (historical) | |
Religion | |
Christianity (in the Balkans, Anatolia) and Tengrism (historical); Islam (in Anatolia, Balkans) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Oghuz Turks and Cumans |
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Quick Facts Pecheneg Khanates, Status ...
Pecheneg Khanates | |||||||||
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889–1091 | |||||||||
Status | Khanate | ||||||||
Common languages | Pecheneg | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 889 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1091 | ||||||||
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