The
Cumans (
Turkish:
kuman/plural kumanlar ; ; , , , ,
Polovtsy; ,
Polovtsi; ,
Czech: Plavci, ,
German: Falones, Phalagi, Valvi, Valewen, Valani) were a
Turkic nomadic people comprising the western branch of the Cuman-
Kipchak confederation. After the
Mongol invasion (1237), many sought
asylum in
Hungary, many Cumans having settled in Hungary and Bulgaria before the invasion.