10 + Surprising Facts About The Mongol Empire

Tatars

Surprising Facts About The Mongol Empire-Tatars

Mongols were every so often alluded to as Tatars (or Tartars) by individuals they threatened. This was initially gotten from Tata, a name the Mongols call themselves. In any case, when individuals understood this sounded a ton like Tartarus, Roman folklore’s variety of Hell, they began calling Mongols Tatars — “individuals from Tartarus,” meaning evil spirits from hell.The Tatar name is still being used, however it isn’t exactly as compromising any longer. Today, “Tatar” alludes to ethnically Turkish individuals who principally live in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Siberia.

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