Kipchak (Aimaq Tribe)
Aimaq Kipchaks ( fa, قپچاق) are Aimaq tribe of Kyrgyz origin that can be found in Obi district to the east of western Afghanistan's province of Herat, between the rivers Farāh Rud and Hari Rud. Afghan Kypchaks together with the Durzai and Kakar, two other tribes of Pashtun origin, constitute Taymani tribe. There are approximately 440,000 Afghan Kipchaks. See also * Aimaq people * Taymani (Aimaq tribe) * Kipchaks The Kipchaks or Qipchaks, also known as Kipchak Turks or Polovtsians, were a Turkic nomadic people and confederation that existed in the Middle Ages, inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe. First mentioned in the 8th century as part of the Se ... References {{Turkic peoples Aymaq Ethnic groups in Afghanistan Turkic peoples of Asia ...
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Kipchaks
The Kipchaks or Qipchaks, also known as Kipchak Turks or Polovtsians, were a Turkic nomadic people and confederation that existed in the Middle Ages, inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe. First mentioned in the 8th century as part of the Second Turkic Khaganate, they most likely inhabited the Altai region from where they expanded over the following centuries, first as part of the Kimek Khanate and later as part of a confederation with the Cumans. There were groups of Kipchaks in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, China, Syr Darya and Siberia. The Cuman–Kipchak confederation was conquered by the Mongols in the early 13th century. Terminology The Kipchaks interpreted their name as meaning "hollow tree" (cf. Middle Turkic: ''kuv ağaç''); according to them, inside a hollow tree, their original human ancestress gave birth to her son. Németh points to the Siberian ''qıpčaq'' "angry, quick-tempered" attested only in the Siberian Sağay dialect (a dialect of Khakas language). ...
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