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ChrisKhach

1/7) The Armenian Highlands, gave birth to early states such as the Hayasa-Azzi (1500-1200), the Hurrians of Mitanni (1500-1200 BC), the Nairi Confederation (1200-900), and eventually Urartu or Ararat (860-585

Fidato

tequieremos

Today marks the 101st independence day of Afghanistan. The kings of the ancient world believed Afghanistan region was the very centre of the world. Allama Mohammed Iqbal described Afghanistan as

mikro bir dil konuşuyom

thisisnotaru

Thread - Writing in the Armeno-Turkish alphabet Armeno-Turkish was a way to write the Ottoman Turkish language using the Armenian alphabet. This script was not just used by Armenians,

manasataramgini

blog_supplement

This important work on the ethnogenesis of the Mongols has been finally published. A few comments follow:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420313210?via%3DihubFirst around 3300 BCE and before. The red is the Afanasie

David Tobin

ReasonablyRagin

What have we learned in 11 years since mass violence between Han, #Uyghurs, and the state in #Xinjiang? Since the emergence of internment camps sparked wider interest in the subject,

Maya Wang 王松莲

wang_maya

Today, @hrw published new research based on a leaked list of over 2,000 detainees from Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. The "Aksu List" shows how Xinjiang's big data system, Integrated Joint Operations

یاشاسین زیاداوغلی قاجارلار

PasturesPolitic

The narratives over Karabakh have me pondering the question how long a group of people have to live somewhere before they're considered native to that area, outside of the myriad

True Indology

TIinExile

Ha ha.Facts:Ertugrul was NOT a Muslim. He was a Pagan.Turkey makes purely fictional stories about Ertugrul, glorifying him as a Ghazi fighting crusaders & mongols.This idiotic PM & his nation

Parampreet Singh 🌻

singhp_p

The #ICC said it can’t assert jurisdiction over China’s repression in #Xinjiang. https://nyti.ms/3gRdxa3 But facts are facts: China’s gov't has committed serious rights violations against the #Uyghurs on a massive scale.

James Pickett

pickettzoda

an'ana / анъана / ئەنئەنە, the word for 'tradition' in modern Uzbek, Tajik, and Uyghur, has an interesting etymology connecting it to very early Islamic history. This word initially puzzled

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

1) They had a problem with Islamic terrorism associated with Xinjiang and see this as a solution2) Eliminating Turkic, Mongolic, and steppe peoples has been Beijing's and Nanjing's policy since

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان

BiruniKhorasan

Thread on Mughal dishes with a Central Asian/Khorasani origin:Let´s start with Samosas, one of the most famous Indian/Pakistani snacks, originated in Central Asia. The name "Samosa" comes from the Sogdian

JB

Tars_Tarkas_

Turkey under "Secular" Atatürk:1. An old Turkish word used for pagan Turkic deities, replaced the customary Allah. Turkish call to prayer replaced the traditional Arabic prayer. The press referred to

Ormuzd Bunukan

OrmuzdB

Tajiks and PashtunsThe Largest Remnants of the Ancient East IranicsA thread on their genetics*Explanation: The lower the number on the left is, the closer the listed population is to the

Jin Xu

xujnx

One of the most prosperous and prominent Christian communities in the history of East Asia was a Turkic tribe called Ongud active in present-day central Inner Mongolia during 9th -14th

Oz Katerji

OzKaterji

Zhang Zhan, Chen Qiushi, Fang Bin and Li Zehua - four journalists abducted by the Chinese Communist dictatorship for reporting on the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Remember their names. Zhang

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