Why Were the Mongols Called Tartars?
<p>Inolder literature, you’ll often see Genghis Khan and his Mongols called “Tartars” or “Tatars.” We no longer label the Mongols as Tatars. Today, Tartar refers to Turkic-speaking people of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, such as the Crimean Tartars. They aren’t related to the Genghis and his descendants.</p>
<p>Though using Tartar for Mongols has fallen out of favor in academic circles, it persists in popular culture. Travel writer and journalist Justin Marozzi addresses <strong>Timur</strong> as a “Tartar” in his acclaimed work <em>Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World.</em></p>
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