Tatars

Connected Sites: 9

Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group numbering 6 to 7 million in the late 20th century. The majority live in Russia, while the original Tatars inhabited the north-eastern Gobi in the 5th century and, after subjugation in the 9th century by the Khitans, migrated southward. In the 13th century, they were subjugated by the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan. Under the leadership of his grandson Batu Khan, they moved westwards, driving with them many of the Turkic peoples toward the plains of Russia.

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  • White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.35
    100
    6
    Invaded In The 13th Century
  • L'viv
    L'viv
    Ukraine
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.63
    171
    7
    Invaded 1589
  • Sighisoara
    Sighisoara
    Romania
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.23
    263
    7
    "Following Incursions By The Tatars In 1241, The Fortified Settlement On City Hill Was Reinforced With Walls, Guarded By Towers" Ab
  • Vilnius
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.47
    402
    10
    "The Only Surviving Remains From The Earliest Period Are Therefore The Walls, Some Sections Of Which Survive Beneath The Defences Built In 1503-22 Against Tatar Incursions" (Ab)
  • Sviyazhsk
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.40
    34
    3
    ... To Convey His Royal Power And The Power Of Orthodoxy To The Tatars (Ab Ev)
  • Wooden Churches of Maramures
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.37
    108
    6
    The Church Of The Holy Archangels In Rogoz Withstood The Invasion Of The Tatars In 1717. (Nomination File Rogoz, P. 9) "The Church Survived The Last Tatar Invasion Of 1717 Which Is Referred To On A Mural Writing Which Mentions The Terrifying Year 1717 Of The Time Of The Tatars." (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Spissky Hrad and Levoca
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.18
    192
    15
    Raided At The Beginning Of The 13th Century
  • Kraków
    Kraków
    Poland
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.04
    582
    19
    Raided It In The 13th Century
  • Kazan Kremlin
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.79
    86
    6
    Kazan Khanate