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The Turkic Oghuz: Nomads Who Forged Nations
Long before the Uzbeks, the Seljuks, or even the Khwarezmshahs, the Oghuz Turks roamed the steppes of Central Asia. In this episode, Lucas guides Luna through the origins of the Oghuz — their tribal confederation, the legendary Oghuz Khan, and their slow transformation from sheep-herding nomads to the founders of empires from Anatolia to the Aral Sea. They discuss the role of the Syr Darya as a frontier, the influence of the Silk Road on Oghuz society, and the split that sent the Seljuk branch west toward Persia and Byzantium. Drawing on the 11th-century Book of Dede Korkut and Mahmud…
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