Central Asian people

family of ethnic groups of Eurasia

nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe

East Asian-originated ethnolinguistic groups

a Turkic people of Oghuz origin

overview of the demographics of Central Asia

The Katagans are a medieval Mongol tribe related to Genghis Khan. In the period of Mongol conquest, Katagans assimilated with Turkic tribes, which played a significant role in their Turkification and integration into the Turco-Mongol cultural sphere. This process contributed to the ethnogenesis of modern Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Karakalpaks, Uzbeks, Buryats, Uyghurs, Hazaras, and others.

Gadāʼī (), or Gadā (, []), was a 15th-century poet of Central Asia who wrote in the Chaghatay Turkic language. He is recognised by the better-known Ali-Shir Nava'i as a predecessor, whom he had met.