Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug

Antique Caucasian Bordjalou Kazak Rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed...

Antique Caucasian Sewan Kazak rug in excellent wool quality and beautiful colors. Good original condition.

An antique Caucasian Fachralo Kazak Prayer rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep w...

Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak rug with diagonal stripes decorated with Botehs and other attractive small design elements and with a red...

Antique Caucasian Kazak rug, circa 1875. All wool and natural dyes. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally). Measures:  4'3" x 7'7".

A rare and early Karabagh long rug from the first quarter of the 19th century featuring an all-over lattice work design with integrated shield and cross motifs in a subtle color pale...

The Caucasus is the geographically-isolated mountainous region north of Persia between the Black and Caspian Seas. The diverse population of this area primarily consists of Armenians...

This south Caucasian rug in partially distressed condition features a green extended hexagonal panel with a pole medallion of stepped red diamonds terminating in bold straw pentagons...

The Caucasus is the geographically-isolated mountainous region north of Persia between the Black and Caspian Seas. The diverse population of this area primarily consists of Armenians...

The Caucasus is the geographically-isolated mountainous region north of Persia between the Black and Caspian Seas. The diverse population of this area primarily consists of Armenians...

Beautiful late 19th century Kazak rug with a botteh design and natural colors with red and blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.

In circa 1179 a young man who would grow up to be Cinggis Qahan (Ghengis Khan) was aided by the son of the Chieftain of the Arulat clan. The young man was Bo'orcu. He became one of Cinggis Qahan's Dorben Kulu'ud (Great Warriors). In the Yuan ch'ao pi-shih, Quatrain 205, it is recorded that later in life Cinggis Qahan said "Let Bo'orcu govern the ten thousand of the right hand which take the Altai as pillow." In other words the Qahan gave a proto-tribal unit to a key general. The Lu of Bo'orculu as coming from the same root as the Mongol term Ulus which means the land, animals, and people, that a that an IL or tribal group controls. These people became known as the Bo'orculu or people of Bo'orcu. Over the years Bo'orculu becomes Borchalu. So if Ford is correct and I believe he is that the Borchalu are Mongol than they must be descended from the Horde of Bo'orcu. The Sultanate of Borchali was located in the southeastern part of Georgia and in the eastern part of today's Turkey. At the beginning of the 18th century, Borchali was vassal of the Khanate of Ganja and in 1736 was ceded by Persian Emperor Nadir Shah...