
Vol 4 Ep 4 - The Great Seljuk Empire
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The History of the Karahannid Kaganate
The Karahannid Kaganate had been Islamised during the previous centuries so the Seljuk Turks were comfortable in these new lands. Tugriil Be would instate his brother Chakra as the governor of Khorasan and he would defend these lands from Ghaznavid attempts to reclaim their lost lands. The Abbasids would see an opportunity to make an alliance with TugriIL in a bid to break the shackles of their Boid overlords.
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