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The Kipchaks, also spelled Qipchaqs, known as Polovtsians (Polovtsy) in Rus' chronicles,[2][failed verification] were Turkic nomads and then a confederation that existed in the Middle Ages inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe.
First mentioned in the eighth century as part of the Second Turkic Khaganate, they most likely inhabited the Altai region from where they expanded over the following centuries, first as part of the Kimek–Kipchak confederation and later as part of a confederation with the Cumans. There were groups of Kipchaks in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, China, Syr Darya, and Siberia. Cumania was conquered by the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century.
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- ^ Galeotti, Mark (7 November 2024). Forged in War: A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-4728-6254-9.
The Cumans or Kipchaks, known as the Polovtsians to the Russians, were an event more formidable threat.