Imperial Goldem Gerege is a scholary platform dedicated to the history, culture and political traditions of the nomadic civilizations of Eurasia…

Nomadic civilizations that shaped Eurasian history

Nomadic civililations that shaped Eurasian history

Imperial Golden Gerege is a scholarly platform dedicated to the history, culture, and political traditions of the nomadic civilizations of Central Asia – from the earliest steppe cultures to the great imperial formations of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, Uyghurs, Khamag Mongol and the Mongol Empire.

teppe Polities
Ancient Steppe Powers
  • Scthians
  • Sarmatians
  • Xiongnu
  • Dingling
  • Yuezhi
  • Xianbei
Early Medieval Khaganates
  • Rouran
  • Gokturk
  • Uyghur
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Karluks
  • Kipchak
  • Khitan (Liao)
  • Kara-Khitan
Mongol Age
  • Khamag Mongol
  • Mongol Empire
  • Golden Horde
  • White Horde
  • Blue Horde
  • Chagadai Khanate
  • Mongol Yuan Dynasty
  • Ilkhanate
  • Northen Yuan
Post-Mongol Steppe States
  • Timurid Empire
  • Mughal Empire

STEPPE KHAGANATES

  • Oirad Confederation
  • Dzungar Khanate
  • Khoshut Khanate
  • Kalmyk Khanate
  • Kazakh Khanate
  • Uzbek Khanate
  • Nogai Horde
  • Sibir Khanate
  • Crimean Khanate
  • Astrakhan Khanate
Modern Mongolian Polities
  • Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
  • Mongolian People’s Republic
  • Mongolia

 

 
 
Steppe Culture

NOMADIC ECONOMY & LIFE

  • Horse culture
  • Pastoral Economy
  • Pastoral Household
  • Seasonal Migration
  • Nomadic Cuisine

ARCHITECTURE & CULTURE

  • Ger Architecture
  • Nomadic Mobility
  • Mongolian Clothing
  • Mongolian Customs and Social Etiquette
  • Horse Equipment and Saddlery
  • Nomadic Camp Organization

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

  • Clan and Lineage
  • Marriage and Kinship Traditions
  • Naadam Festival

MUSIC, POETRY, ORAL TRADITION

  • Long Song
  • Throat Singin
  • Morin Khuur
  • Epic Traditions
  • Nomadic Poetry
  • Oral History and Bards

RELIGION & BELIEF

  • Steppe Beliefs
  • Tengerism
  • Shamanism
  • Sacred Mountions and Ovoo Rituals

Military & Diplomacy

  • Steppe Warfare
  • Steppe Diplomacy
  • Falconry

 

 

Resources

REFERENCE TOOLS

  • Maps
  • Chronology
  • Bibliography

BOOKS & SCHOLARSHIP

  • Books & Monographs
  • Essays
  • Research Papers

Primary Sources

  • Document Archives
  • Historical Manuscritpts
  • Memois/ Autobiographies

FILMS & MEDIA

  • Historical Films
  • Documentary Films
  • Educational Videos Lectures
  • Academic Lectures
  • Historical Reenachment Videos

DIGITAL & MUSEUM

  • Digital Archivies
  • Museums & Collections
  • Online Manuscript Collections
  • 3D Reconstructions of Sites
  • Virtual Museum Exhibitions

ARCHAEOLOGY

  • Archaeological Discoveries
  • Burial Mounds
  • Petroglyphs & Rock Art
  • Steppe Trade Routes
  • Archaeological Excavations

GREAT RULERS OF THE STEPPE

Shanyu and Khagans

  • Tumen Chanyu
  • Modun Chanyu
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Khantuns and Regents

  • Alungoo
  • Hoelun
  • Tumen Chanyu

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