Pechenegs

The Pechenegs or Patzinaks (Turkish: Peçenekler, Hungarian: Besenyő, Greek: Patzinaki/Petsenegi or Πατζινάκοι/Πετσενέγοι/Πατζινακίται, Latin: Pacinacae, Bisseni /in Hungarian diplomas) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people of the Central Asian steppes speaking the Pecheneg language which belonged to the Turkic language family. In 1766 Pechenegs are mentioned in Pécs and Surroundings[1].

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  1. https://ungarninfo.de/allgemein/die-moschee-gazi-khassim-in-pecs.html
Eastern Europe, showing the area of main Pecheneg settlement, c.1015.
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