Overview
The Yenisei Kyrgyz (Old Turkic: 𐰶𐰃𐰺𐰴𐰕:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, romanized: Qırğız bodun) were an ancient Turkic people who dwelled along the upper Yenisei River in the southern portion of the Minusinsk Hollow from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The heart of their homeland was the forested Tannu-Ola mountain range (known in ancient times as the Lao or Kogmen mountains), in modern-day Tuva, just north of Mongolia. The Sayan Mountains were also included in their territory at different times.
Historical Periods
Yenisei Kyrgyz (555–681)
555 CE – 681 CE
Area: 423,937 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (682–691)
682 CE – 691 CE
Area: 424,096 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (692–762)
692 CE – 762 CE
Area: 423,937 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (793–839)
793 CE – 839 CE
Area: 167,264 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (840–849)
840 CE – 849 CE
Area: 211,970 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (850–1205)
850 CE – 1205 CE
Area: 424,096 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (1206–1209)
1206 CE – 1209 CE
Area: 423,655 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (1210–1215)
1210 CE – 1215 CE
Area: 380,139 km²
Yenisei Kyrgyz (1216–1219)
1216 CE – 1219 CE
Area: 380,139 km²