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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 Farab.
Ancient City of Sighnaq. Today it is an open-air museum that attracts travelers from all over the world and introduces them to Kazakh historical and cultural heritage. 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 ...
Advancing on Sighnaq, they defeated the enemy at Qara-Tal, and captured and executed Tīmūr Malik, betrayed by his own emirs, in 1379. Tokhtamysh was now installed as khan in Sighnaq, and he spent the rest of the year establishing his authority and harnessing his resources for his next target, Sarai.
- Tuy Khwāja
- 1379–1380
- Kutan-Kunchek
- Sunni Islam
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 Farab.
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
Research objective: To analyze the importance of Sïghnaq both as the “port of Dasht-i Qïpchaq” and as a “mausolean city (where the tombs of rulers of nomadic regimes were placed for generations and many charitable facilities and shrines for saints were built)” for the Left Hand of the ulus of Jochi – a nomadic state of the Dasht-i Qïpchaq. Another aim is to reexamine the ...
The article examines the relations between the Central Asian Cuman-Qipchaq tribes and two of the most important cities along the Syr Darya, Jand and Sighnaq for the entire period of Cuman-Qipchaq domination over the steppes of Western Eurasia (mid-11th - first decades of the 13th c.).
