1. What followed Kuteiba ben Muslim’s appointment as ruler of Khorasan in 705?
2. Which event occurred in 751 in the struggle for control of Central Asia?
3. What major religious change took place among the Turks under Satuk Bugra Khan in 960 AD?
Who became ruler of Khorasan in 705, starting Arab occupation?
Kuteiba ben Muslim
Who declared Islam the state religion of the Karakhanids?
Musa, the son of Satuk Bugra Khan
In which year did Arab forces conquer Merv?
651
In which year did the Karluk yabghu accept the title of kaghan?
840
Which regions did the Karakhanids control between 840 and 1211?
Mavarannahr, Semirech’ie, Eastern Turkistan, and Southern Kazakhstan.
From which clans did the Karakhanid ruling dynasty likely originate?
The Karluks, especially the Chigil and Yaghma clans.
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