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Pechenegs

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The Pechenegs () or Patzinaks, also known as Pecheneg Turks,'''''' were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who spoke the Pecheneg language. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Pechenegs controlled much of the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula. In the 9th century, the Pechenegs began a period of wars against Rus', and for more than two centuries launched raids into the lands of Rus', which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars.

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The Pechenegs were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who dominated the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula during the 9th and 10th centuries. They are historically significant because they launched centuries of raids and wars against Rus', making them a major military force in medieval Eastern Europe.

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Ethnic group.group
Pechenegs
Ethnic group.image
The Pechenegs defeating the Rus, from the Skyllitzes Matritensis, fol. 173r, (Public Domain) via Creative Commons.jpg
Ethnic group.image_caption
The Pechenegs slaughter the Varangian army of Rus, from the Madrid Skylitzes.
Ethnic group.popplace
Eastern Europe, Anatolia (historical)
Ethnic group.langs
Pecheneg language (historical)
Ethnic group.related_groups
Oghuz Turks and Cumans
Country.common_name
Pecheneg Khanates
Country.conventional_long_name
Pecheneg Khanates
Country.status
Khanate
Country.common_languages
Pecheneg
Country.year_start
889
Country.year_end
1091
Country.p1
Khazar Khaganate
Country.s1
Kipchaks
Country.image_map
Pechenegs c.1030.svg
Country.image_map_caption
Pecheneg Khanates and neighbouring territories, c.1030

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Pechenegs
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1091-01-01
inception
0860-00-00
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19 sections
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  • Ethnonym
  • Language
  • Composition
  • Notes
  • History
  • Origins and area
  • Westward migration
  • Alliance with Byzantium
  • Late history and decline
  • Settlements bearing the name Pecheneg
  • Leaders
  • Descendants of the Pechenegs
  • Notes
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • Primary sources
  • Secondary sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

The Pechenegs () or Patzinaks, also known as Pecheneg Turks,'''''' were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who spoke the Pecheneg language. In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Pechenegs controlled much of the steppes of southeast Europe and the Crimean Peninsula. In the 9th century, the Pechenegs began a period of wars against Rus', and for more than two centuries launched raids into the lands of Rus', which sometimes escalated into full-scale wars.

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