We find images and terms like this to be a bit confusing. The term "Tatar" in this sense applies to Mongols. The modern Tatars of Tatarstan are not Mongolian. The Tatar people, The Bulgar empire were absorbed into the Golden Horde of Genghis Khan's grandson, Batu Khan. Tatar people are Turkic Muslims primarily of the Volga River Basin.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Russians and Tatars 1238
We find images and terms like this to be a bit confusing. The term "Tatar" in this sense applies to Mongols. The modern Tatars of Tatarstan are not Mongolian. The Tatar people, The Bulgar empire were absorbed into the Golden Horde of Genghis Khan's grandson, Batu Khan. Tatar people are Turkic Muslims primarily of the Volga River Basin.
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