Nogai
Americannoun
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a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
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the Turkic language of the Nogai people.
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Some reports have suggested a connection with the Nogai Brigade, an insurgent group in the Stavropol region of southern Russia.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2011
War broke out in 1262, when 30,000 men from Kipchak, under the command of Nogai, passed Derbend into the province of Shirwan.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Nogai Khan, his intrigues and wars; his history; wars with Toctai.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
But long before his death, in the time of Catherine II., these Nogai hordes were completely subjected to the laws of the empire, and were under the management of Russian officials.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Formerly there was a fourth pastoral tribe in this region—the Nogai Tartars.
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
Seeing Pan Andrei, the faithful Nogais threw up their caps with loud shouts.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The rearing of cattle, particularly horses, forms the chief occupation of the Nogais.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The territory of the Nogais is still common property, and the want of finite boundaries occasions many quarrels, especially at harvest time.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Lastly, there are the black Nogais, who occupy the banks of the Terek, to the number of 8432 tents.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Since that time the Nogais have had no special governor, but are under the control of functionaries attached to the ministry of the interior, who reside in their villages.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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