An Interesting Page in the History of Turkmens
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Saif al-Din Qutuz was a young prince from the Oghuz-Turkmen regions of Central Asia. He lost his name, lineage, and freedom due to the Mongol expansion. He later rose to prominence four decades after these events.
Tariq Saeedi History frequently weaves ironies that outshine fiction, but few chapters carry the dramatic symmetry of the life of Saif al-Din Qutuz. It is the story of a young prince from the Oghuz-Turkmen heartlands of Central Asia who was stripped of his name, lineage, and freedom by the Mongol juggernaut—only to rise four decades […] The post An Interesting Page in the History of Turkmens appeared first on News Central Asia (nCa) .