FACTION: The Kypchak Confederacy

**Boztorgai_Khan** · December 12, 2009, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by AlphaDelta

The best course of action regarding the Kypchaks is to start importing the Kypchak units from Rusichi. It's something I'll start doing in the new year.

Cheers

That is Great. Welcome BaCK.. Great AD -

**Alejandro Sanchez** · December 14, 2009, 11:11 PM

The Kazakhstan researcher Olzhas Sulejmenov has offered a possible variant of an origin of ethnonym Kypchak. He has studied researches of other scientists which have noticed that the origin of ethnonyms of many nomadic tribes has arisen from the name of their patrimonial sign - tamga.

Tamga of Kypchaks two vertical lines - | |
On turkic language it's possible to read as iki pchak (eki pshak) - two knifes

**wudang_clown** · December 15, 2009, 01:58 AM

Originally Posted by Alejandro Sanchez

The Kazakhstan researcher Olzhas Sulejmenov has offered a possible variant of an origin of ethnonym Kypchak. He has studied researches of other scientists which have noticed that the origin of ethnonyms of many nomadic tribes has arisen from the name of their patrimonial sign - tamga.

Tamga of Kypchaks two vertical lines - | |
On turkic language its it's possible to read as iki pchak (eki pshak) - two knifes

That's very interesting. Tamgas could be used as icons for specific traits of nomad generals...