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Sighnaq. Sighnaq ( Turki / Kypchak: سغناق ; Kazakh: Сығанақ, romanized: Syğanaq) was an ancient city in Central Asia (in modern Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region ). It was the capital of the Blue Horde (i.e., the White Horde of Persian sources), although the city is almost unknown. The region in which Sighnaq was situated was called ...
Sighnaq (also known as Syganak) is a major historical landmark of Kazakhstan. It is included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city was first mentioned in written sources in the 10th/11th century, stating stating it was the town of the Oghuz. In the Middle Ages Syganak was the capital of Kipchak Khanate, the headquarters ...
Sep 29, 2020 · The city of Syganak was recognized as one of the major political centers in the middle reaches of Syrdarya in the 11th and 16th centuries. The city was one of the main centers of the Kypchak ...
Sighnaq on a postage stamp. Sighnaq (Turki/Kypchak: سغناق ; Kazakh: Сығанақ, romanized: Syğanaq) was an ancient city in Central Asia (in modern Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region). It was the capital of the Blue Horde (i.e., the White Horde of Persian sources), although the city is almost unknown.
Ancient city of Sighnaq (Sygnak) Kazakhstan / Akmechet / Shieli /. archaeological site, tourist attraction. Sygnak is first mentioned in sources dating from the tenth century, which describe it as one of the cities of the Oghuz state. In the mid-llth century, Sygnak became an important commercial and crafts center and the capital of the Kipchaks.
the ownership of Sighnaq and soundly defeated the Timurid army led by Temür’s grand son Ulugh Beg. After the death of Barāq Khan, Abū al-Khair Khan (r. 1428–1468), a de
The article examines the relations between the Central Asian Cuman-Qïpchaq tribes and two of the most important cities along the Syr Darya, Jand and Sïghnaq for the entire period of Cuman-Qïpchaq domination over the steppes of Western Eurasia
