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Torchesk
Torchesk ( uk, Торчеськ; russian: Торческ) was a medieval town, located between today's villages of Olshanytsia and Sharky in Kyiv Oblast (province) of central Ukraine near Kaharlyk. Torchesk was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1093 as the center of the Torks (and later Chorni Klobuky), who settled along the Ros River valley and served Kievan princes. In the second half of the 12th century, Torchesk became the capital of a principality, with its rulers being appointed by the grand princes of Kiev. Torchesk was last mentioned in a chronicle in 1234. It appears that the town was destroyed by the Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ... invasions. Former cities in Ukraine History of Kyiv Oblast Kievan Rus' {{East-Slavic-his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkil
Torks (Cyrillic: торки, literally "Turkic peoples, Turks", also known as Torkils) were a Medieval Turkic peoples, Turkic tribe of Oghuz Turks, Oghuz and/or Kipchaks, Kipchak origins. The Torks, alongsides Kipchaks (e.g. Berendei), and other tribes like Ulichi, Pechenegs, etc., formed the Chornye Klobuki ("Black Hats", Turkic ''Karakalpak''), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various princes of Kievan Rus.Akhmetova, Zhanculu et al. Kipchak Ethnonyms in the "Tale of Bygone Years" in ''International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation'', Vol. 24, Issue 06, 2020 In 1177 a Cuman army, allied with Ryazan, sacked six cities belonging to the Berendei and Torks. In Ukraine, many placenames trace to Torks, such as Torchesk, Torchyn, rivers Torets and Torch (river), Torch, Torsky way along the river Tetilha, villages Torets, Torky, Toretske and also a town near the Ukrainian border of Poland called Torki. Sources Further reading * Golubovsky Peter V. (1884Pecheneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |