Nogay Steppe | region, Russia | Britannica (original) (raw)

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geography of Chechnya

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  In Chechnya: Land
  …level, rolling plains of the Nogay Steppe.
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Mongol khanates

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  In history of Central Asia: Mongol rule
  Crimea, western Siberia, and the Nogay steppe east of the lower Volga. All eventually fell victim to dynastic feuds, internecine rivalry, and Muscovite expansionism. Thus, in the case of the Kazan khanate, its founder Ulugh Muḥammad (c. 1437–45) bequeathed the throne to his able son Maḥmud (or Maḥmutek), who reigned…
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