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...This term is noteworthy since it was an interlude between the decline of [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbāsid]] Arab rule and power and the eventual emergence of the ...iphal governors in north-western persia, the family of a commander in the 'Abbasid service of Soghdian descent which became culturally Arabised."</ref><ref>V.

...ersian-speaking elites attempted to gain positions of prestige under the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. ...alse]</ref> The Dailamite people also served as infantry and were Iranian people who lived mainly within Gilan, Iranian Azerbaijan and Mazandaran. They are

...}) was a leading commander in the [[Turkic peoples|Turkish]] army of the [[Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Mu'tasim]] (r. 833-842 C.E.). Under al-Mu'tasim, he served as ''[[sahib al-shurta]]'' at [[Abbasid Samarra|Samarra]], and became commander of the Caliph's personal guard.{{sf

...ef>{{harvnb|Petrukhin|2007|p=255}}</ref>) were a semi-[[nomad]]ic [[Turkic people]], who created what for its duration was the most powerful [[polity]] to em ...]], ''Gazari'', presumably Khazars, are referred to as the [[Huns|Hunnic]] people living in the lands of [[Gog and Magog]] and said to be circumcised and ''o

...le|Somalis]], [[Greeks]], [[Syrians]], [[Roman Empire|Romans]], [[Georgian people|Georgians]], [[Armenians]], [[Bactria]]ns, and (from the 5th to the 8th cen ...odes and given to occupations somewhat identical with those of the Chinese people, but with weak armies, and placing great value on the rich produce of China

...rces of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Tang Dynasty]] and those of the [[Arab]] [[Abbasid]] [[Caliphate]]. The battle took place somewhere along the [[Talas River]] ...sty troops from China and Kara Turkish mercenaries fought an army from the Abbasid Caliphate. Despite winning the battle, the Caliphate forces withdrew from

...ut citizens of [[Uzbekistan]]|Demographics of Uzbekistan|a list of notable people from Uzbekistan|List of Uzbeks}} ...f>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/kg.html#People CIA World Factbook – Kyrgyzstan]</ref>