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101Central Asia — Area 4,003,400 km2 (1,545,721 sq mi)[1] Population 61,551,945 …
102Scythians — Infobox Ethnic group group=Scythians poptime=Unknown popplace=Eastern Europe Central Asia West Asia Northern India langs=Scythian language rels=Animism related= *Sarmatians *Dahae *Sakas *Indo Scythians *Massagetes *Jatts *NairsThe Scythians or… …
103Nogai Horde — ← 1440s–1634 …
104Mongol Empire — Ikh Mongol Uls ← 1206–1368 …
105Indo-Iranians — Indo Iranian peoples consist of the Indo Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani peoples, that is, speakers of Indo Iranian languages. OriginThe Indo Iranians are commonly identified with the Andronovo culture, Vedic civilization, Iranian Culture… …
106Haplogroup R1a (Y-DNA) — Infobox haplogroup name =R1a origin date =15,000 years BP origin place =East Iran or Pakistan or North India or Western Caucasus or Ukraine ancestor =Haplogroup R1 descendants = mutations =SRY 1532, M17 members =Ishkashimi 68%, Tajik/Khojant 64% …
107Kalmücken — Porträt eines Kalmücken. Von Ilja Repin (1871) Die Kalmücken, auch Kalmüken oder Kalmyken geschrieben, sind ein westmongolisches Volk, das heute vor allem in der Autonomen Russischen Republik Kalmückien siedelt. Der Begriff wurde schon im frühen… …
108Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
109Introduction — All countries are unique, but Russia particularly contemporary Russia is undoubtedly sui generis. Underscoring this point, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once described the country as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” …
110Russian Empire — During the nineteenth century, tsarist Russia was the largest contiguous empire in the world. Stretching from Polish lands in the west to the Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Empire was a Eurasian power and consequently played a… …
