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Why did the Mughals call themselves "Gurkani" when Babur himself was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan?
According to the Wikipedia article on the Timurid dynasty:
The Timurid dynasty called themselves "Gurkani". The word "Gurkani" derives from "Gurkan", a Persianized form ...
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Does the Rig Veda specifically mention any Central Asian places beyond modern Afghanistan?
On doing research on the Rig Veda, I found that the Bactria and the associated rivers were mentioned. But does the Rig Veda contain specific details of any Central Asian places beyond modern ...
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Could anyone please help me identify who this is meant to be?
I recently purchased this bust at an estate sale. It was advertised as an Egyptian goddess, but I don't think that is accurate at all. It looks to be more Asian in design. Any ideas who it is meant to ...
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Why is Nouruz celebrated all over the Turkic states of the former Soviet Union, but not in Turkey?
Nouruz is an old Iranian festival, basically the Iranian or Persian New Year. However, it is not only celebrated by speakers of Persian and closely related languages (i.e. not only among Iranians, ...
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Why are the capitals of central Asian countries right against the borders?
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and (until 1997) Almaty, Kazakhstan are capital cities that are nestled up tight against borders, with ...
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When did Turkic languages emerge in Central Asia? [closed]
Consider the countries Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. They speak Turkic languages (alongside some Russian). It was primarily Iranic people (Scythians and Persians) who lived in ...
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What is the methodogy used to determine the exact genetic flow from one area to another and the times in which it flowed? [closed]
For example, I take the instance of Central Asian migration into India.
Say geneticists studied a) ancient bones in CA b) ancient bones in India c) living people in Central Asia d) living people in ...
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Who are the 'Tiursk tribe' of Central Asia?
I am reading this passage in a book called Overland to China (1900) which on page 66 makes mention of a Tiursk tribe in Central Asia.
Online searches didn't provide much details except referencing/...
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What were the rights and freedoms of Amir Temur's empire citizens?
Amir Temur, aka Tamerlane, was a strong personality that managed to build an empire between 1365 and 1405. The trade flourished in many cities along with science.
Institutes: political and military ...
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During the breakup of the Soviet Union, on what basis was citizenship granted or withheld for each of the fifteen new republics?
The politics and economics of the Soviet Union caused large numbers of people to be transplanted from one region to another, for example:
The Crimean Tatars were deported to Central Asia;
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Was it ever possible to see students with burka/paranji having education at the schools and universities of the Uzbek Soviet Republic?
Despite strict 'hujum' (assault in English) policies against veiling as part of the liberation of women in Muslim populated less-developed areas of the Soviet Union during the early years of the ...
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How and when did the Tarim River / Basin get its name?
I recently posted a question on Linguistics:SE asking for a proper etymology of the name "Tarim" as in "Tarim Basin", as well as the name's possible connection with Tocharian (Please see the ...
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History of the Ruins near Chagyl in Turkmenistan
In the Balkan Region of Turkmenistan, there is a small (possibly abandoned) modern village built on top of what looks to be some sort of ancient ruins near the remote town of Chagyl. (Some of the ...
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How far would the average Silk Road caravan travel during the early reign of Justinian?
So what I am asking is not the total travel distance that the Caravan would travel in a lifetime; instead I am asking how far they would tend to go one-way on a two-way trip and how long that trek ...
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Evidence of Iron Age migrations into India (1000-600)
I was reading a History of India by Michael Edwardes. It says that by 600 B.C., the northwest had been closed off to invaders. It made me wonder about migrations up to this period. I only know about ...
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How did the Graeco-Bactrian empire come to accept Buddhism?
I am trying to find something along the lines of acceptance of Buddhism by Graeco-Bactrians. I would like to learn more about western India and Graeco-Bactrian empire especially from a political, ...
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What is the historical evidence for asserting Huns were one and the same as Xiongnu?
This question is very close to a previous question, Who were the Huns and/or Xiongnu?, but I hope it is clear that I'm not asking the same point.
In fact, I'm asking about the common assumption such ...
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What is this SSR of the USSR in 1923?
USSR was created Dec 30 1922. I could only find a list of 4 SSR's: Russian, Belorussian, Ukranian, and Transcaucasian. The Central Asian region was largely a part of Russian SSR, or RSFSR at this time....
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Name of a small state west of the Xiongnu and south of Wusun c. 50 A.D [closed]
There was a very small state in Western Mongolia which played a part in the politics of ancient Mongolia, circa 50 A.D. It sounded something like Wu-Shan-Mu or Wu-Shi-Mu. During a war between the ...
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Did 20% of the Soviet Population use a Latin script in 1935?
Did 20% of the Soviet Population use a Latin script in 1935?
The literacy campaigns in the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1940 taught many people to read. Many people who did not speak Russian had no ...
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What is the small country between USSR and Mongolia in 1935?
Please, help me to identify the small territory to the northwest of Mongolia that you can see in this map:
I've searched on Google and Wikipedia with no results.
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Did Western China have special-named martial arts during Islamic era?
Islam brought by Prophet Mohammad had reached (parts of) Central Asia in less than 50 years after his death. Central Asia, especially China, is nowadays famous of its martial arts. Even in some muslim ...
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Names and Genealogy of Hephtalite rulers?
Based on the data I have been able to piece together, I have found the following 3 names:
Khingila, reigned from the mid 5th century. Established the Hephtalite dynasty.
Toramana, reigned end of 5th/...
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Where did the Gabare Jahangiri Dynasty assert authority?
Where did the Sunni Muslim dynasty assert authority?
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Was the Kara-Khanid Khanate founded by Karluks or Uyghurs?
I've seen both the Karluks and the Uyghurs referred as the founders of the Kara-Khanid Khanate (sometimes in the same source).
In this online guide created by Ulrich Theobald (Universität Tübingen) we ...
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