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How did the Arabs conquer Central Asia?

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The conquest of Central Asia by the Arabs began in 644, and lasted until 737. The famous Arab, the commander of Kuteiba ibn Muslim, took Bukhara and Samarkand in 710-712, in 714 Shash (the areas of present Uzbekistan) and Farab. read more

The domain of the nomads began to shrink as, beginning in the 15th century, the settled powers gradually began to conquer Central Asia. The last steppe empire to emerge was that of the Dzungars who conquered much of East Turkestan and Mongolia. read more

As the caliphate spread, the Muslims were the influenced by the peoples they conquered with for example Turkish influence being strong in Central Asia, Sassanian influence in Persia and Roman influence in Syria. read more

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