Caucasian Kazak Rust&Beige Wool Antique Fine Moghan Rug, 1880-1900

This is an antique Shirvan rug from the southern part of the Caucasus mountains and it was woven during the end of the 19th century. The field of this rug is decorated with repeating...

The shaded light brick-red field with three large multicoloured angular floral medallions. In charcoal-black border of bold palmettes and angular leafy vine between sandy-yellow angu...

The ivory field with overall design of stylised cypress trees, shaped floral panels, angular floral sprays and hooked lozenges. In rust red border of bold polychrome palmettes and an...

This antique Kazak Lori-Pampak measuring 210 × 135 cm (6' 10" × 4' 5"), was hand-knotted in the 18th century in the Caucasian Kazak region, where the village of Lori-Pampak is locate...

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...

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...

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Carpet ( 4' x 9' - 122 x 274 )

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