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Boniak

fl. 1090s–1100s · 11th century · Also known as Bonyak

Boniak was a Cuman khan of the late 11th and early 12th centuries, notorious in the Rus' chronicles for his raids on Kyiv and the surrounding lands, including the sack of the Kyiv Caves Monastery in 1096. In 1099 he helped a Rus' prince defeat a Hungarian army in Galicia. He was a frequent target of the steppe campaigns led by Vladimir Monomakh.

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Cumania

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