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c. 700
 
   
Turkish tribes, northern neighbours of the Muslims in central Asia, begin to adopt Islam as their religion      
c. 700
 
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The earliest two Turkish states are the confederation of Gök Türk and the empire of the Khazars      
c. 850
 
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The caliphs in Baghdad begin to employ Turkish slaves, or Mamelukes, in their armies      
c. 1000
 
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Turks from Ghazni, raiding into northwest India, renew the pressure of Islam on the subcontinent      
1040
 
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The Seljuk Turks win a victory at Dandanqan, which gives them a base in the north of Iran and Afghanistan      
c. 1071
 
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The campaigns of Alp Arslan, culminating in 1071, give the Seljuk Turks a lasting presence in Anatolia