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Group: Chigil
People: Ping
Topic: Crusade, Third
Location: Thermopylae Greece

Chigil

Years: 676 - 1259

The Chigil (Chihil, and also Jigil, Djikil, Chiyal) are a Turkic tribe known from the 7th century CE as living around Issyk Kul lake area.

They are considered to be descended from two of the "Six Chuy tribes" of the Chuban, the Chuyue and Chumi.

They are known to have been speakers of the Oghuz group of the Turkic languages.