Köten
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Köten was a Cuman–Kipchak chieftain and military commander active in the mid-13th century. He forged an important alliance with the Kievan Rus' against the Mongols but was ultimately defeated by them
Statue of Köten in Karcag, Hungary
First Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241–1242. The Tatars are dressed in Cuman clothes with sabers. (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
Elizabeth the Cuman
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Elizabeth the Cuman was the queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277.
Köten
…in the plains along the river Tisza. He even arranged the engagement of his firstborn son, Stephen, who was crowned king-junior in or before 1246, to Elizabeth, a daughter of a Cuman chieftain. According to some opinions, Elizabeth's father was the late Köten. In this context, he was grandfather of King Ladislaus…
Alzbeta Kumanska kralovna