How were the Central Asian Turks integrated into the Islamic Empire, and what role did they play?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Integration of Turks into the Islamic Empire
1. Turks became assimilated to Islamic culture
a. Karkhanids in central Asia set a precedent that almost all otherTurkic peoples followed: converting to and placing themselves at the service of Islam
b. abandoned pastoralism and absorbed the urban habits of the peoples they conquered
2. Islamic world absorbed most of the Turkic invaders and transformed
them into its strength and shield
a. newly converted Turks brought badly needed strength
b. turned on the enemies or alleged enemies of orthodox, Sunni
Islam
c. conquered Anatolia and Armenia from Christians, Syria and
Palestine from Shiites
d. India and, later, on the frontiers of Europe, they began to drive
back the bounds of the dominant cultures—Hindu and
Christian, respectively—and advance those of Islam
3. Protected against Crusades
a. availability of Turkish manpower and leadership
b. threat to the Islamic world was neutralized or contained
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