00:2300:23, 3 January 2012diffhist+253
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
I have put the Barthold citations in a better way. In page 82 of his book, you'll clearly see that Turks were only a ruling elite and the Arabs only conquered those cities. Turkestan Steps included Mongolian and Kazakh Steps at that moment.
00:1300:13, 3 January 2012diffhist+542
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
Arabs only conquered transoxiana. Turkestan is a very big region and Arabs conquered the part where Turkic people were only the ruling elite like the Sicilian Normans. Local population of Transoxiana was Iranic Soghdians...
00:2300:23, 3 January 2012diffhist+253
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
I have put the Barthold citations in a better way. In page 82 of his book, you'll clearly see that Turks were only a ruling elite and the Arabs only conquered those cities. Turkestan Steps included Mongolian and Kazakh Steps at that moment.
00:1300:13, 3 January 2012diffhist+542
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
Arabs only conquered transoxiana. Turkestan is a very big region and Arabs conquered the part where Turkic people were only the ruling elite like the Sicilian Normans. Local population of Transoxiana was Iranic Soghdians...