Are Kurds and Azeris related?
Neighbor-joining tree based on Nei’s genetic distances and correspondence analysis according to DRB1, DQA1 and DQB1 allele frequencies showed a strong genetic tie between Kurds and Azeris of Iran. According to the current results, present-day Kurds and Azeris of Iran seem to belong to a common genetic pool.
What family does Kurdish belong to?
Indo-European family
The Kurdish languages belong to the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. They are generally classified as Northwestern Iranian languages, or by some scholars as intermediate between Northwestern and Southwestern Iranian.
Are there Kurds in Turkmenistan?
Today, Kurds recognized as such in Turkmenistan number 6,097, according to the 1995 census. Their number is said to have dwindled to less than half under Saparmurat Niyazov who abolished all cultural rights of minorities and persecuted those who raised their voices in protest.
Who were the Magyars?
The Magyars, by now better known as Hungarians, were in many ways one of a kind. Originally steppe people from Siberia, they condensed into a firm kingdom near the heart of Europe. There, they acted as both buffer between and bridge to the major medieval power blocks back then:
What happened between the Pechenegs and the Khazars?
The same sources also narrate that the Pechenegs made regular raids against their neighbors, in particular against the Khazars and the latter’s vassals, the Burtas, and sold their captives. The Khazars made an alliance with the Ouzes against the Pechenegs and attacked them from two directions.
Where did the Pechenegs come from?
The Pechenegs or Patzinaks were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia speaking the Pecheneg language which belonged to the Oghuz branch of Turkic language family. Three of the ruling clans of the Pechenegs were the Kankalis/Kangli.
How did the Magyars surround themselves with both opportunities and threats?
The Magyars thus surrounded themselves with both opportunities and threats by striking so deep into the continental interior. On account of their Asiatic roots, all their neighbors were also culturally as well as linguistically unrelated to the Magyar people.