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In 1091/1092 the Cumans, under Kopulch, raided Transylvania and Hungary, moving to Bihor and getting as far as the Tisza and Timiș rivers. Loaded with goods and prisoners they then split into three groups, after which they were attacked and defeated by King Ladislaus I.
The Cumans’ attacks against the Hungarian Kingdom in 1091 We know from Hungarian sources that in the summer of this same year Cumans attacked the Hungarian Kingdom twice. The first incursion reached the eastern part of the Hungarian Kingdom, Transylvania and the area between the rivers Danube and Tisza [51, Vol. I. p. 412–414]26.
- Szilvia Kovács
Apr 13, 2017 · On April 29, 1091, Emperor Alexios’ army, along with the Cumans, lined up against the huge camp of Pechenegs. In The Alexiad , Anna Komnene wrote that Alexios and his allies lined their men up in a formation similar to a bastion, or a crescent, and shattered the Pecheneg forces with one ruthless charge.
Jun 5, 2024 · 1091: The Cumans play a significant role in the Battle of Levounion, assisting the Byzantine Empire in defeating the Pechenegs. 1205: Cuman light cavalry contributed to Kaloyan's crushing victory over the Latin Crusaders in the Battle of Adrianople.
The Cumans were Turkic nomads who travelled westward from the East at the beginning of the 10th century. Like the Pechenegs, they established a tribal confederation. The Cumans in Greek and Latin sources were known as Polovtsy in Russian sources, and in the Russian
Cuman, member of a nomadic Turkish people, comprising the western branch of the Kipchak confederation until the Mongol invasion (1237) forced them to seek asylum in Hungary. During the 12th century the Cumans acted as auxiliary troops for the Russian princes and in that capacity clashed with.
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What did the Cumans look like? The Cumans conquered, merged, and/or allied with the Turkic Qipchaqs – the details of how this confederation came to be remain elusive. The Qipchaqs (or Kipchaks) were the early inhabitants of eastern Cumania, from the 6th to the 8th century CE.
