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The Rise of Islam in Uzbekistan: From Zoroaster to the Arabs
Long before the Soviets and even before Timur, the land that is now Uzbekistan was a tapestry of Zoroastrian fire temples, Buddhist monasteries, and Nestorian Christian communities. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Islam arrived in Central Asia not all at once, but in waves—beginning with the Arab conquests under Qutayba ibn Muslim in the early 700s. They trace the slow conversion of the Sogdian cities, the bloody Battle of the Defile near Samarkand, and the surprising story of the Umayyad governor who had to bargain with local kings. They also look at how the Persianate culture of…
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