(*) The Tale of Igor's Campaign tells of Igor Svyatoslavich of Novgorod's failed raid against this people.
The name given to this people in many languages is semantically related to "pale", suggesting that many were blonde; unsurprisingly, their women were very desirable among the Russian aristocracy. This people fought with Alexios I Komnenos in the Battle of Levounion against the Pechenegs. One person born of this ethnic group founded the first dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate. Ladislaus IV of Hungary bore an epithet reflecting his maternal ancestry from this people. (*) The Tale of Igor's Campaign tells of Igor Svyatoslavich of Novgorod's failed raid against this people. This people joined the Rus' to fight the Mongols at the Battle of the Kalka River. For 10 points, identify this Turkic people who most notably lived on the Pontic-Caspian steppe and formed a confederation with the Kipchaks.
The name given to this people in many languages is semantically related to "pale", suggesting that many were blonde; unsurprisingly, their women were very desirable among the Russian aristocracy.
Cumans (prompt on Kipchaks before mentioned)