Chernye Klobuki

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Chernye Klobuki or Cherniye Klobuki (Russian for "Black Hats"; Turkic Karakalpak or Qarakalpak) were a group of semi-nomadic Turkic tribes that settled on the frontier between the Rus states and the Pechenegs (and later the Cumans) during the 1000s and 1100s CE. They fought as mercenaries for various Rus princes, forming most of the cavalry for the fledgling Rus armies. Several tribes are named as probable Chernye Klobuki, including the Berendei and Torkils. Their name means "Black Hats" or "Black Hoods", and in Turkic languages it is "Karakalpak"; presumably this refers to their national costume. It is unclear whether the Chernye Klobuki are related to the Karakalpaks of today.[1]

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  1. ^ David Nicolle, Angus McBride (2001), Armies of Medieval Russia , Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1855328488


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