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Sharukan
Sharukan was a Cuman khan of the late 11th century, a leader of the tribes on the Donets steppe. He raided the lands of Kievan Rus' and was defeated with other khans by the Rus' princes on the Sula river in 1107. A town on the Donets bore his name, and his grandson Konchak became one of the best-known Cuman rulers.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sharukan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharukan
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