Kyrgyzstani Iron Age
500BC-500AD
Kyrgyzstan
The Iron Age of Kyrgyzstan was a time of expansion and development for the Kyrgyz people. The Kyrgyz people began to use iron to make tools and weapons, which allowed them to improve their agriculture and herding. They also began to develop trade with other regions of Central Asia. One of your ancestors may have been a Kyrgyz merchant who traveled along the trade routes of Central Asia to exchange goods. Another of your ancestors may have been a Kyrgyz warrior who fought in the armies of the Kyrgyz khanates.