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Map of the Turkic khanates AD 1500 |
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The Mongol empire created by Chingiz Khan gradually broke up over the course of three hundred years until, by around AD 1500, it had fragmented into several more-or-less stable khanates which each vied with the others for power and influence, while having to fend off the growing power of the Ottoman empire to the south and Moscow Sate (Muscovy) to the north - in the end it was an unwinnable fight. A clickable version of this map is available for desktop displays. To select a state or group for further information, click on its name.
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