Cumans

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The Cumans (also known as Kunok in Hungary) were a nomadic people belonging to the larger group of Kipchaks (Polovtsians) from the Middle East, who came to Europe in the 13th century, fleeing from the expanding Mongol Empire in the area of the Black Sea.
They settled in Hungary with the permission of King Béla IV, where they later acquired their autonomous region called Cumania. Gradually, they assimilated with the local population: adopting Christianity, marrying Hungarians, and fighting alongside Hungarian kings, including in wars against the Bohemian Přemyslids.
They last invaded the Czech lands with Sigismund of Luxembourg, who could not afford better mercenaries than the Cumans. Estimates speak of several thousand warriors. Their army’s rampage led to the destruction of places like Silver Skalitz, the birthplace of the main character in our game.

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