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Kipchaks are an ancient nomadic Turkic people who occupied large territories from Central Asia to Eastern Europe. They played an important role in the history of many nations of living in the region, Georgia among them. At the height of this Caucasian power from the 12th to the 13th centuries, Georgian monarchs recruited thousands of the Kipchak mercenaries and successfully exploited their service against the neighboring Muslim states.