Altunopa (c1078-1103)

Altunopa

- Polovtsian Khan. In 1097 (at VNTatishchev in 1099 ) was a Russian prince David Igorevich led by Khan Bonyak in the campaign against the Hungarians. He distinguished himself in the battle, when a small detachment of 50 people managed to disrupt the Hungarian army. Turning into a false escape, Hungarians lured into a trap, where they were defeated Bonyak. In 1103, after the famous prince of the Congress at the lake Dolobskogo combined Russian troops made ​​a big hike in the Polovtsian steppe., "Who was famous for their courage" (PVL), led a patrol squad polovtsev hit the environment and was killed. 's death Altunopy demoralized army of Kipchak. April 4 the decisive battle in which the Russian inflicted a crushing defeat. Sources say that some princes killed 20 people.


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