Victorian (Alexandrine) era Tartars

[gloriousbattle]

What are the Tartars doing during this period?  The Golden horde is three hundred years dead at least, but I know that some of the southern Khanates were around for awhile, and that several Turkic/Tartar tribes fought as mercenaries for the Ottomans in earlier periods.  I also know that, as a whole, they did not care much for the Czar.

What are they up to in the 19th century?  Are they still a military force at all?  Who would they fight?

Thanks

[traveller]

I could be wrong but I think there were some involved in the Taiping rebellion in China

[Hammers]

There are several us hoping for basmachi soldiers...

Member cuprum are sculpting some atm:

I think they can be used for tartars to.

[gloriousbattle]

Neat idea!  Though I'm not sure you would really need any specific figures.  These guys

http://www.cinebazar.fr/images/ORI72026B.jpg

Look like they could be painted up from pretty much any Islamic cavalry.  Here would be my suggestion for 15mm

http://media.photobucket.com/image/mongolian%20cavalry%20axis%20allies/dcourcy/Early_War/UniaoSovietica/MongolianCavalry.jpg

Add in some additional color (stripes, cuffs, neck ruff, whatever) and generally spruce up the paint job; you'd be set. 

In fact, I think I will...