The Uyghurs - Islam in Central Asia (sitios de interés)
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"The Uigher had founded a kingdom in north-west Mongolia, and their military prowess kept the Tang emperors on their throne- at the price of much silk- before the Kyrgyz scattered them in the ninth century. Then they rode their shaggy ponies to the oases of the Tarim basin north of where I sat, their felt homes piled on carts and camels, and absorbed the ancient mélange of peoples settled there. In time, spreading, hey lost the eclectic Manichean religion which had clothed them with Perian art and dress, and they turned to Buddhism. Centuries later they became scribes and teachers to the Mongols of Genghis Khan, before converting to Islam."(Source: Thubron, Colin. Shadow of the Silk Road. Pg. 100-101.)
