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What are oasis states? The article assumes I know which territories are under discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.42.27 ( talk) 17:44, 2 November 2013 (UTC) reply

Some maps would make this article much more useful.

Also, this snippet: "Indo-European prevalence in Central Asia declined as the expeditions accelerated Turkic migration into what is now Xinjiang." needs additional information. What Indo-European prevalence? Turks are not Indo-European. Does this mean (ethnic and linguistic) Persians?