History glossary
Tatars
a steppe confederation that rivalled Temujin before being defeated during Mongol unification.
- Category
- Historical group
- Region
- Inner Asia
- Date range
- 12th-13th centuries
What it means
A steppe confederation that rivalled Temujin before being defeated during Mongol unification. Later, the name Tatar was often applied more broadly by outsiders to Mongol and Turkic steppe peoples.
