Naimans

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Ethnic groups in Eurasia before the conquests of Chinggis Khan , 13th century

The Naimans (also: Naiman Turks or Naiman Mongols ( Mongolian Найман / Naiman "eight")) was the Mongolian name of a medieval ethnic group that lived in the steppe of Central Asia. They maintained diplomatic relations with the Kara Kitai and were temporarily subject to them. The Naimans are most commonly classified as Turkic people , but some sources also classify them as Mongols . Like the Keraites , many of them were Nestorian Christians.

More than 400,000 of the inhabitants of Kazakhstan are from the Naimans (such as the Middle Horde ), especially in the east of the country. Some of the Naimans mixed with the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks .

In Afghanistan , a small group of Hazara also descended from the Naimans. They live as Sunnis in a village called Naiman.

religion

At the time the Naimans were conquered by Genghis Khan , most of them were Nestorian Christians. They belonged to the second wave of Christians who immigrated to China with Kublai Khan .

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