Eurasian nomadsThe Eurasian nomads were a large group of nomadic peoples from the Eurasian Steppe, who often appear in history as invaders of Europe, West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. A nomad is a member of people having no permanent abode, who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. The generic title encompasses the varied ethnic groups who have at times inhabited the steppes of Central Asia, Mongolia and what is now Russia and Ukraine.
Empire nomadeLes empires nomades, parfois aussi appelés empires des steppes, empires de la steppe, empires d'Asie centrale ou intérieure, sont les empires érigés par les peuples cavaliers (peuple nomades cavaliers maniant l'arc), de la steppe eurasienne, de l'Antiquité classique (Scythie) jusqu'au début de l'Époque moderne (Dzoungars). Ils sont l'exemple le plus marquant des systèmes politiques non-sédentaires. Certains empires nomades ont établi une capitale à l'intérieur d'un État sédentaire conquis puis ont exploité la bureaucratie et les ressources commerciales existantes de cet État sédentaire (non nomade).
Huna peopleHunas or Huna (Middle Brahmi script: Hūṇā) was the name given by the ancient Indians to a group of Central Asian tribes who, via the Khyber Pass, entered the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 5th or early 6th century. The Hunas occupied areas as far south as Eran and Kausambi, greatly weakening the Gupta Empire. The Hunas were ultimately defeated by a coalition of Indian princes that included an Indian king Yasodharman and the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta. They defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 CE and drove them out of India.
Scytho-Siberian worldThe Scytho-Siberian world was an archaeological horizon which flourished across the entire Eurasian Steppe during the Iron Age from approximately the 9th century BC to the 2nd century AD. It included the Scythian, Sauromatian and Sarmatian cultures of Eastern Europe, the Saka-Massagetae and Tasmola cultures of Central Asia, and the Aldy-Bel, Pazyryk and Tagar cultures of south Siberia. The Scythian-Siberian world was characterized by the Scythian triad, which are similar, yet not identical, styles of weapons, horses' bridles, and jewelry and decorative art.
XionitesXionites, Chionites, or Chionitae (Middle Persian: Xiyōn or Hiyōn; Avestan: Xiiaona; Sogdian xwn; Pahlavi Xyon) were a nomadic people in the Central Asian regions of Transoxiana and Bactria. The Xionites appear to be synonymous with the Huna peoples of the South Asian regions of classical/medieval India, and possibly also the Huns of European late antiquity, who were in turn connected onomastically to the Xiongnu in Chinese history.
CimmériensLes Cimmériens sont un peuple de l'Antiquité, installé en Tauride, et sur le pourtour de la mer d'Azov, avant de se disséminer aux sur tout le pourtour du Pont-Euxin, en Asie mineure, dans les Balkans et dans le bassin du Danube. Ils sont connus en grec ancien comme qui pourrait provenir de , « bout, bord, marge, rivage » : à titre d'exemple, à l'époque de Ptolémée, les Grecs appellent l'actuel Danemark , la « péninsule du bord, les rivages des Cimbres » ; dans ce cas, leur nom signifierait « ceux du bout/bord du monde ».
