Pechenegs
Sign in to saveThe Pechenegs () or Patzinaks, also known as Pecheneg Turks,'''''' 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 Rus', and for more than two centuries launched raids into the lands of Rus', which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars.
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The Pechenegs were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who dominated the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula during the 9th and 10th centuries. They are historically significant because they launched centuries of raids and wars against Rus', making them a major military force in medieval Eastern Europe.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Pechenegs
- Ethnic group.image
- The Pechenegs defeating the Rus, from the Skyllitzes Matritensis, fol. 173r, (Public Domain) via Creative Commons.jpg
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- The Pechenegs slaughter the Varangian army of Rus, from the Madrid Skylitzes.
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Eastern Europe, Anatolia (historical)
- Ethnic group.langs
- Pecheneg language (historical)
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Oghuz Turks and Cumans
- Country.common_name
- Pecheneg Khanates
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Pecheneg Khanates
- Country.status
- Khanate
- Country.common_languages
- Pecheneg
- Country.year_start
- 889
- Country.year_end
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Ethnonym
- Language
- Composition
- Notes
- History
- Origins and area
- Westward migration
- Alliance with Byzantium
- Late history and decline
- Settlements bearing the name Pecheneg
- Leaders
- Descendants of the Pechenegs
- Notes
- Footnotes
- References
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Pechenegs () or Patzinaks, also known as Pecheneg Turks,'''''' 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 Rus', and for more than two centuries launched raids into the lands of Rus', which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars.
== Ethnonym ==