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An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the and rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.
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Tughlugh Timur — (1329/30 1363) was the Khan of Moghulistan from c. 1347 until his death. He is believed to be the son of Esen Buqa. His reign is known for his conversion to Islam and his invasions of Transoxiana.BackgroundAfter the Chagatayid Qazan Khan was… … Wikipedia
History of Tajikistan — The current Tajik Republic harkens to the Samanid Empire (AD 875 ndash;999). The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860. Tajikistan became an autonomous Soviet socialist republic within Uzbekistan in 1924; Basmachi resistance in the… … Wikipedia
Oghuz Turks — This article is about a group of Turkic peoples. For other uses, see Oghuz. The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks (a linguistic term designating the Western Turkic or Oghuz languages from the Oghur languages) were a historical Turkic tribal … Wikipedia
