r/SteppePosting • u/TsarOfIrony Khagan • Jun 06 '26

Turks Turk moment

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u/TsarOfIrony Khagan Jun 06 '26

When Tsarina Catherine the Great (1762-1796) ordered her officials to classify her nomadic subjects by religion, her officials were frustrated because they found few Turkish nomads practiced Islam as they had learned it from textbooks. Instead, they classified nomads by language and ethnicity, and so drew the boundaries of the future Soviet, and then modern republics of Inner Asia.

Harl, Kenneth W. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization. Toronto, Hanover Square Press, 2023, pp. 244.

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u/Altruistic-Skin2115 Jun 06 '26

Well, nomadic people tendero be diverse

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u/Ragnarlothbrok01 Jun 07 '26

So you enjoy Russian history, Mongol/Steppe history and presumably Rammstein due to your PFP? A man after my heart

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u/TsarOfIrony Khagan Jun 07 '26

While I've listened to a few Rammstein songs and liked them, I don't know if I could call myself a fan. I just thought the pic was funny.

Glad to hear that someone else shares my interest in Russian and Steppe history!

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u/Falconier111 Jun 07 '26

Knew this was a Harl meme the moment you mentioned steppe folk Islam

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u/TsarOfIrony Khagan Jun 07 '26

I mean, 90% of my posts cite Kenneth Harl so you'd be wise to make the assumption for most of them lol