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The Cumans were nomadic warriors of the Eurasian steppe who exerted an enduring impact on the medieval Balkans.

The basic instrument of Cuman political success was military force, which dominated each of the warring Balkan factions.

Groups of the Cumans settled and mingled with the local population in various regions of the Balkans.

Arguments have been brought forward which argue that the name of three successive Bulgarian dynasties ( Asenids, Terterids, and Shishmanids ), and the founding Wallachian dynasty ( Basarabids ) are of Cuman origin.

But, in the cases of the Basarab and Asenid dynasties, some historians consider them Vlach ( Romanian ) dynasties They also played an active role in Byzantium, Hungary, and Serbia, with Cuman immigrants being integrated into each country's elite.