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Kipchak Ancient Age Unit Pack 2016-10-05

Here are some flavor units for a Kipchak civilization's ancient age.

Kipchaks (also spelled as Kypchaks, Kipczaks, Qipchaqs, Qypchaqs, Kıpçaklar) (Turkic: Kypchak, Kıpçak) were an ancient Turkic people[1] who, it is thought, originally formed part of the group of Kimäks in Siberia along the middle reaches of Irtysh or along the Ob. Around the middle of the 11th century, they split off from the bulk of the Kimaks and departed in the direction of Europe, where they formed a confederation with another tribe, the Cumans.
In the late 11th and early 12th centuries, the Cumans and Kipchaks became involved in various conflicts with the Byzantines, Kievan Rus, the Hungarians (Cuman involvement only), and the Pechenegs(Cuman involvement only), allying themselves with one or the other side at different times. In 1089, they were defeated by Ladislaus I of Hungary, again by Knyaz Vladimir Monomakh of the Rus in the 12th century. They sacked Kiev in 1203. They were finally crushed by the Mongols in 1241. During the Mongol empire, Kipchaks constituted a majority of the khanate comprising present-day Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, called the Golden Horde, the westernmost division of the Mongol empire. After the fall of the Mongol Empire, the Golden Horde rulers continued to hold Saraj until 1502.
-Wikipedia

These units (as well as the Kipchak midieval units) represent Kipchaks between 1050-1241.

Kipchak Horsearcher
Kipchak Horseman
Kipchak Axeman
Kipchak Swordsman
Kipchak Spearman
Kipchak Chariot

All of the clothing is pretty accurate, but of course it should be noted that the Kipchaks did not use Chariots.

Animation directions are inside of the zip.

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