People / group

Tatars

Also known as Tatar

Tatars is a name applied to various Turkic-speaking peoples of the Eurasian steppe, including the Crimean Tatars who raided and fought along the borders of eastern Europe. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth both fought against Tatar raiders and drew on Tatar and Cossack traditions in developing its light cavalry. Accounts of the Commonwealth describe these frontier warrior cultures as an important military resource.

Mentioned in 13 profiles

Mongol EmpireFoundationPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthMilitaryGolden HordeSocioeconomy, Impact, SummaryVolga BulgariaImpact, SummaryNovgorod RepublicMilitarySecond Bulgarian EmpireGovernance, DeclineGrand Duchy of LithuaniaSocioeconomy, Military, ImpactGrand Duchy of MoscowFoundation, Military, Governance, Impact, SummaryCrimean KhanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, Decline, SummaryTsardom of RussiaMilitaryRussian SFSRGovernance, ImpactSoviet UnionGovernanceOld TurkicChange, Summary

Mentioned in 22 state histories

Tatar confederationKeraite KhanateKhamag MongolPrincipality of PronskGrand Duchy of LithuaniaGrand Principality of TverGrand Duchy of MoscowDuchy of TrakaiPrincipality of SerpukhovGrand Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-SuzdalDuchy of PodoliaDuchy of Slutskand 10 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tatars. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatars
MLA
“Tatars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatars. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Tatars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatars.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tatars’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatars (Accessed: ).

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