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The Kipchaks in the Caucasus have been known since the early ages. However, from the tenth century on, their history and political structures have been well known. The Kipchaks spreading in a wide area from the North of Blacksea to Egypt, marked a leading role in political structuring of the existing states and shaping the ethnic structures of nations in the area between the centuries of X and XIII. Since they were crushed by the Mongols, increasing population of The Kipchaks in the Caucasus spreaded in a short time and contributed the region's ethnic structure in favor of Turks. While majority of The Kipchaks converted to Islam in the period of the Golden Horde and Timur, some groups christianized among the Armenians and Georgians
The Kipchaks in the Caucasus have been known since the early ages. However, from the tenth century on, their history and political structures have been well known. The Kipchaks spreading in a wide area from the North of Blacksea to Egypt, marked a leading role in political structuring of the existing states and shaping the ethnic structures of nations in the area between the centuries of X and XIII. Since they were crushed by the Mongols, increasing population of the Kipchaks in the Caucasus spread in a short time and contributed to the region’s ethnic structure in favor of the Turks. While the majority of the Kipchaks converted to Islam in the period of the Golden Horde and the East, some groups Christianized among the Armenians and Georgians
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