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... tribe had a true calendar - a single integrated system of denoting days and longer periods of time . Usu- ally , intervals of time were counted independently of one another . The day was a basic unit recognized by all tribes , but there ...
... tribe had a true calendar - a single integrated system of denoting days and longer periods of time . Usu- ally , intervals of time were counted independently of one another . The day was a basic unit recognized by all tribes , but there ...
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... tribes present in the re- gion since the 9th century . Turkmens came under the rule of the Seljuq dynasty ( 1038-1194 ) of Oğuz tribes , and they weathered the Mongol invasions ( 13th century ) quite well ; the southern tribes became ...
... tribes present in the re- gion since the 9th century . Turkmens came under the rule of the Seljuq dynasty ( 1038-1194 ) of Oğuz tribes , and they weathered the Mongol invasions ( 13th century ) quite well ; the southern tribes became ...
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... tribes southeastward to the north bank of the Syr Darya . However , a number of Uzbek tribes , adopting the name Kazakh , broke away and fled east in the mid - 1450s ; their departure weakened the Uzbeks . Abu'l - Khayr continued to ...
... tribes southeastward to the north bank of the Syr Darya . However , a number of Uzbek tribes , adopting the name Kazakh , broke away and fled east in the mid - 1450s ; their departure weakened the Uzbeks . Abu'l - Khayr continued to ...
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