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An extensive collection of information covering all historical states, with comprehensive features, detailed maps, and lists of rulers for each state. Contributors welcomed with nerdish enthusiasm.

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Western Gokturks: the western half essentially created a vast region in #CentralAsia known as #Turkestan, which later divided into various states and remains divided today.

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#history #historyfiles #Gokturks #tribes #steppe #FirstTurkicEmpire #turkic
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Eastern #Gokturks: co-founder of the empire, Bumin declared himself great #khagan of the eastern half, but died within a year to be succeeded by his son.

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#history #historyfiles #turkic #FirstTurkicEmpire #fareast #steppe #tribes #medievalfareast
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Gokturks ( #BlueTurks ): the first fully-formed #Turkic ethnic group was the #Gokturks, semi-nomads in #Mongolia who emerged in the early 500s AD from obscure tribal origins.

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#history #historyfiles #nomads #tribes #FirstTurkicEmpire #fareast #medievalfareast
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What have you missed by not visiting the History Files frontpage and the RSS feed on a daily basis? Quite a lot! Catch up now by visiting the RSS feed (the orange icon at the top of each page):

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#history #historyfiles #RSS
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Churches of Devon: #HolyTrinity Church, #Exmouth, is the third such building for people here, with the first having been demolished in 1779 and the second in 1823.

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#history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #devon #churchesofdevon #churchesofthebritishisles
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Churches of Westminster: #QueensChapel of the #Savoy is a 'free' chapel, not within a bishop's jurisdiction, and later part of the #SavoyPalace.

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#history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #westminster #churchesoflondon #churchesofthebritishisles #London
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Central Asia AD 490-500 Map: a prelude to later states created by horseborne warriors on the sweeping #steppe, the #Rouran swiftly covered a great area of east & #CentralAsia.

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#history #historyfiles #maps #khaganates #tribes #fareast #medievalfareast
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Rouran Khaganate: from the late AD 300s to the mid-500s, the #Rouran succeeded the #Xiongnu & #Xianbei as a powerful force on the Mongolian plateau along with the #ChiLe.

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#history #historyfiles #khaganates #tribes #fareast #medievalfareast #Mongolia
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Pechenegs: these were one of the main enemies of the early #Magyars, with whom they fought and won, and with defeat for the Magyar resulting in outwards migration.

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#history #historyfiles #pechenegs #tribes #PonticSteppe #medievaleurope #turkics #nomads #Rus
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Khazars: these semi-nomads created the most powerful polity to emerge from the break-up of the Western #Gokturk #khaganate, one which can be referred to as #Khazaria.

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#history #historyfiles #khazars #PonticSteppe #FirstTurkicEmpire #medievaleurope #tribes
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Churches of #Kent: if #Elmstone Church was ever dedicated, it has since been lost even though parish registers start at 1551, so that the church was already standing.

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#history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #churchesofkent #churchesofthebritishisles #dover
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Modern Mongolia: the #CentralAsia state of #Mongolia also used to be known as #OuterMongolia, especially in early years when it needed to be differentiated from republican Chinese #InnerMongolia.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #fareast #modernfareast
October 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dzungaria: this #CentralAsian #khanate was established by the #Dzungars, a sub-clan of the #Oirat #Mongols, and sometimes confusingly known as the #Kalmyks or Kalmuks.

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#history #historyfiles #mongolia #genghiskhan #fareast #medievalfareast #tribes #dzungaria
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Mughulistan: territory of the #Chaghatayids became known as #Mughulistan, the land of the Mughals or #Mongols, a name which is still used informally to designate a wide expanse of #CentralAsia.

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#history #historyfiles #mongolia #genghiskhan #tribes
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chaghatayids: Central Asian territory was secured for the Chaghatayids, with it later becoming known as Mughulistan, the territory of the Mughals or #Mongols.

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#history #historyfiles #mongolia #tribes #genghiskhan #CentralAsia #Mughulistan #chaghatayids
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Churches of #Cornwall: #FalmouthCemetery #Dissenters Chapel is one of two near-identical chapels, to the north-west of the Pennance Road entrance.

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#history #historyfiles #chapels #churches #churchesofcornwall #falmouth #dissenterschapel #cemeterychapel
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Crimean Khanate: this #khanate was a splinter state of the #GoldenHorde, occupying territory west of the #CaspianSea and focussed on #Crimea and its immediate north.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #mongolia #crimeankhanate #tatars #tribes #medievaleurope
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Kazan: the Tartar #Kazan khanate was a splinter state of the #GoldenHorde, occupying land of the #VolgaBulgars, neighboured by the #Astrakhan khanate.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #mongolia #tribes #fareast #medievalfareast #tartars #tatars #khanates
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Churches of #Westminster: the Parish Church of #StMary-le-Strand occupies the centre of the #Strand in #London, with the first version being build before 1147.

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#history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #StMary #churchesoflondon #churchesofthebritishisles
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Great Horde: the #GoldenHorde suffered greatly from internal dissent and fragmentation during the 1400s so much so that its diminished remnant became the #GreatHorde.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #mongolia #tribes #genghiskhan #medievalfareast #fareast
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Another new Patreon post, available for members or for purchase: Churches of Devon.

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#history #historyfiles #patreon #support
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Another new Patreon post, available for members or for purchase: Churches of Kent.

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#history #historyfiles #patreon #support
October 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Golden Horde: with the collapse of the #BlueHorde in 1357, then defeat in 1387, Toqtamish Khan reunited it with the #WhiteHorde to form a greater #GoldenHorde.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #tribes #mongolia #GenghisKhan #medievalfareast #fareast
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
White Horde: it was Jochi's son, #OrdaKhan, who inherited the eastern part of the #GoldenHorde as the #WhiteHorde, with #BatuKhan leading the western #BlueHorde part.

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#history #historyfiles #mongols #tribes #mongolia #JochiKhan #medievalfareast #fareast
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM