tumen
tumen Lexical Profile
• noun
A major river in Northeast Asia that forms part of the international boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia before flowing into the Sea of Japan.
A historical military unit in the Mongol Empire and various Turkic armies consisting of exactly ten thousand soldiers.
"The Mongol general commanded a full tumen of heavily armed cavalry during the swift invasion."
A historical administrative and territorial division within the Mongol Empire that was mandated to provide ten thousand able-bodied soldiers for the imperial army.
"The conquered territory was reorganized into several tumens to ensure a steady supply of troops and taxes for future military campaigns."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian түмэн (tümen) or Old Turkic tümen, meaning 'ten thousand'. It is ultimately derived from Tocharian (compare Tocharian A 'tmāṃ' and Tocharian B 'tmane').
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